Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in The Hill Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Hill Farm and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Hill Farm

• 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 Hill Farm:
  • 39.438162, -76.678861
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on The Hill Farm

• 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Since The Hill Farm is near Baltimore City and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for The Hill Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Hill Farm ...

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.

• Boxwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Caves Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
• Chapel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chapel Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
• Deer Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fallswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
• Greenspring
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Halcyon Gate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
• Hickory Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
• Hillside Hunt
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
• Hunt Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Huntspring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
  • Mays Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
  • Meadowland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
  • Ridervale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
  • Riderwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rogers ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Seminary Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
  • Seminary Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
  • Sunset Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
  • Texas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Texas is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Valley Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
  • Velvet Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge

How Far From The Hill Farm to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Hill Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in The Hill Farm and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from The Hill Farm to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'