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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 Honey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill:
    • 39.389269, -77.308039
    • 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 Honey Hill
  • 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 Honey Hill is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • 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 Honey Hill

Communities Also Named Honey Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Honey Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Honey Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Honey Hill.
      • Columbus County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Columbus County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the south southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Honey Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Honey Hill.
      • Charleston County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the south southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Honey Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Hill ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Alpine is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Aspen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Coldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Dennis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Elliot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elliot is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Hartman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hartman is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Martin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Martin is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Nightingale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Woodspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodspring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring

How Far From Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Honey Hill and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Honey Hill 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 36 miles [57.9 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Honey Hill) 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 Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3893, Longitude: -77.3080       In this case, the coordinates for Honey Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.019 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.661 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.639 degrees.