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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 Hillmeade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillmeade 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 Hillmeade:
- 38.977333, -76.794970
- 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 Hillmeade
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Hillmeade is near Anne Arundel County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Hillmeade
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillmeade ...
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.
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bowie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Boxwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Brightseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Dodge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heather Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kent Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Pheasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pigeon House Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
- Radiant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Rolling View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Royale Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Vista Raceway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Hillmeade 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 Hillmeade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillmeade and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hillmeade to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillmeade) 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 Hillmeade 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 Hillmeade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9773, Longitude: -76.7950 In this case, the coordinates for Hillmeade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.582 degrees. |
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