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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 Holland Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Hills 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 Holland Hills:
- 39.666213, -76.893312
- 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 Holland Hills
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Holland Hills is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Holland Hills
Communities Also Named Holland Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Holland Hills.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Holland Hills.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holland Hills that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Holland Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Hills ...
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.
- Brothers Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forest Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Meadow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Peaceful Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Reeds Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Royal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Seven Havens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Valley Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Whispering Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Holland Hills 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 Holland Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holland Hills and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Holland Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Holland Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Holland Hills 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 Holland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6662, Longitude: -76.8933 In this case, the coordinates for Holland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.753 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.353 degrees. |
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