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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 Hillcrest Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcrest Orchard 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 Hillcrest Orchard:
- 39.412324, -77.458042
- 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 Hillcrest Orchard
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Hillcrest Orchard is near Washington County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hillcrest Orchard
Communities Also Named Hillcrest Orchard ...
We found one communities that are also named Hillcrest Orchard.
Within Maryland, the name Hillcrest Orchard is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hillcrest Orchard in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- This Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest Orchard that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hillcrest Orchard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest Orchard ...
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.
- Evergreen Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Field Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Frederick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
- Golf View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Howards Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Kings Kingdom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Kingsbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Monarch Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Roberts Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Rocky Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Round Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Shookstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Skyline Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Taskers Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
- Winter Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Winterborn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Woodlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Wye Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
How Far From Hillcrest Orchard 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 Hillcrest Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillcrest Orchard and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hillcrest Orchard to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hillcrest Orchard 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 Hillcrest Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4123, Longitude: -77.4580 In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.694 degrees. |
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