Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Highlands
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for The Highlands:
- 39.686500, -75.791048
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Highlands
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since The Highlands is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Highlands ...
We found 47 communities that share the name The Highlands.
There are three communities within Maryland that are also named The Highlands.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This The Highlands is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Highlands.
- Calvert County
- This The Highlands is located in Calvert County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Highlands.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Highlands [Montgomery County].
- Anne Arundel County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This The Highlands is located in Etowah County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of The Highlands.
- Madison County
- This The Highlands is located in Madison County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of The Highlands.
- Shelby County
- This The Highlands is located in Shelby County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of The Highlands.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This The Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of The Highlands.
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- San Mateo County
- This The Highlands is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of The Highlands.
- Santa Clara County
- This The Highlands is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,478 miles [3,988 km] to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of The Highlands.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Highlands [Arapahoe County].
- Denver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Highlands [Denver County].
- Jefferson County
- This The Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the west of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Highlands.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of The Highlands [New Castle County].
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Highlands [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This The Highlands is located in Duval County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of The Highlands.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This The Highlands is located in Cobb County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of The Highlands.
- Fayette County
- This The Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Highlands.
- Paulding County
- This The Highlands is located in Paulding County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of The Highlands.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This The Highlands is located in Ada County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of The Highlands.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This The Highlands is located in Cook County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of The Highlands.
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of The Highlands [DuPage County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This The Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Highlands.
- Jefferson County
- This The Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the west of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Highlands.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This The Highlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of The Highlands.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This The Highlands is located in Cumberland County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Highlands.
- Piscataquis County
- This The Highlands is located in Piscataquis County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of The Highlands.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This The Highlands is located in Essex County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of The Highlands.
- Hampden County
- This The Highlands is located in Hampden County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of The Highlands.
- Middlesex County
- This The Highlands is located in Middlesex County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of The Highlands.
- New Brunswick
- This The Highlands lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This The Highlands is located in Coos County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of The Highlands.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of The Highlands [Monmouth County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This The Highlands lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This The Highlands is located in Jackson County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of The Highlands.
- Orange County
- This The Highlands is located in Orange County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Highlands.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This The Highlands is located in Clermont County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of The Highlands.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This The Highlands is located in Luzerne County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of The Highlands.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This The Highlands is located in Berkeley County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of The Highlands.
- Greenville County
- This The Highlands is located in Greenville County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of The Highlands.
- Horry County
- This The Highlands is located in Horry County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the south southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of The Highlands.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Highlands [Grainger County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This The Highlands is located in Harris County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of The Highlands.
- Hidalgo County
- This The Highlands is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km] to the west southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of The Highlands.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This The Highlands is located in Davis County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of The Highlands.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This The Highlands is located in Arlington County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of The Highlands.
- Washington
- King County
- This The Highlands is located in King County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Highlands.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Highlands ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Cottage Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
- Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Covered Bridge Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
- Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Elk Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Elk Mills is located in Cecil County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mills <5>
- Foxfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Glen Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
- Glen Farms is located in Cecil County
- Grand Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
- Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Cecil County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Cecil County
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Summit View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
- Summit View is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Top of the Wedge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Top of the Wedge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge
- Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Iron Hill
How Far From The Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Highlands and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from The Highlands to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6865, Longitude: -75.7910 In this case, the coordinates for The Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that The Highlands could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from The Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.097 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.662 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.873 degrees. |