Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hills Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hills Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hills Landing
- 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 Hills Landing:
- 38.828649, -76.696615
- 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 Hills Landing
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Hills Landing is near Prince George's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Calvert 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
Communities Also Named Hills Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name Hills Landing.
Within Maryland, the name Hills Landing is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hills Landing in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Hills Landing lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hills Landing that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hills Landing ...
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.
- Brown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Darnall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Green Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
- Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Hunt Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
- Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Iron Pot Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Pot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
- Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Merrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Queen Anne Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
- Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
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- Queensland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Queensland is located in Prince George's County
- Rustic Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
- Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Traceys Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traceys Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
- Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Windy Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
- Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Queensland
How Far From Hills Landing 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 Hills Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hills Landing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hills Landing and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hills Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hills Landing) to Point B. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hills Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hills Landing 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 307.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.206 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.598 degrees. |