Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillandale Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillandale Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillandale Forest
- 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 Hillandale Forest:
- 39.023998, -76.964698
- 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 Hillandale Forest
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hillandale Forest is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillandale Forest ...
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.
- Beltsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltsville
- Beltsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beltsville <2>
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Burnt Mills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <2>
- Cresthaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Daniels Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Eleven Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
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- Fairknoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Hillandale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Indian Spring Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Knightsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Lewisdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaint Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Rocky Brook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Silver Spring Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
- Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Woodside Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Woodside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Fairknoll
How Far From Hillandale Forest 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 Hillandale Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hillandale Forest and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillandale Forest to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillandale Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Hillandale Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillandale Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0240, Longitude: -76.9647 In this case, the coordinates for Hillandale Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hillandale Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.401 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.635 degrees. |