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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 Hillside Hunt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Hunt and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hillside Hunt:
    • 39.461217, -76.678861
    • 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 Hillside Hunt
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Hillside Hunt is near Baltimore City and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Hillside Hunt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside Hunt ...

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.

  • Autumn Wind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cave Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Caves Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cockeysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Dun Rovin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Fallswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Gentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Greenspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Havenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
    • Hickory Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
    • Hunt Cup Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
    • Hunt Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunt Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Huntspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Ivy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jonathans Delight
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
    • Lutherville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mays Chapel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Oregon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Ridervale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Seminary Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Sunset Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Velvet Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
    • Velvet Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
    • Waterspout
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
    • Western Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

How Far From Hillside Hunt 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 Hillside Hunt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillside Hunt and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hillside Hunt to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside Hunt) 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 Hillside Hunt 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 Hillside Hunt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4612, Longitude: -76.6789       In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Hunt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.64 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.242 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.342 degrees.