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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 Hudson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudson Heights 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 Hudson Heights:
- 38.391784, -75.569924
- 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 Hudson Heights
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Hudson Heights is near Sussex County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Hudson Heights
Communities Also Named Hudson Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Hudson Heights.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Hudson Heights.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore City
- This Hudson Heights is located in Baltimore City and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hudson Heights that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Hudson Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Hudson Heights is located in Hudson County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hudson Heights that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Hudson Heights.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Hudson Heights is located in Dutchess County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hudson Heights that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Hudson Heights.
- Quebec
- This Hudson Heights lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hudson Heights that is located in Wicomico County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudson Heights ...
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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- California is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Foggy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Holland Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Justice Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Kathleens Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
- Leonard Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
- Maple Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
- Middle Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
- Poets Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Victory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
How Far From Hudson Heights 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 Hudson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hudson Heights and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hudson Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Hudson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hudson Heights 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 Hudson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3918, Longitude: -75.5699 In this case, the coordinates for Hudson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.305 degrees. |
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