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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Land and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hill Land:
- 39.506777, -76.176898
- 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 Hill Land
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Hill Land is near Cecil County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Hill Land
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Land ...
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.
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Calvary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Chapel Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Forest Greens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Foxridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Friendship Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Grace Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Happy Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hemlock Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holly Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Long Bar Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Michaels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Paradise Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Quaker Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Royal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Shucks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
- Swan Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Hill Land to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hill Land to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hill Land and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Land to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hill Land to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5068, Longitude: -76.1769 In this case, the coordinates for Hill Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.11 degrees. |
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