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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 Huntersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntersville 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 Huntersville:
    • 38.469290, -76.730242
    • 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 Huntersville
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Huntersville is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Huntersville

Communities Also Named Huntersville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Huntersville.

Within Maryland, the name Huntersville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Huntersville is located in Franklin County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Huntersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Huntersville is located in Clinton County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Huntersville.
    • Minnesota
      • Wadena County
      • This Huntersville is located in Wadena County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wadena County community of Huntersville.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Huntersville [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Huntersville.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This Huntersville is located in Hardin County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Huntersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Huntersville is located in Lycoming County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Huntersville.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Huntersville [Greenville County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • This Huntersville is located in Madison County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Huntersville.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Huntersville is located in Norfolk City and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Huntersville.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Huntersville is located in Suffolk City and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Huntersville.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Huntersville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Huntersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntersville ...

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.

  • Arborview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arborview is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
  • Big Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Birch Hanger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
  • Breezy Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
  • Burning Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
  • Cellar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
  • Chickasaw Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
  • Golden Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Hidden River
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
  • Independence Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
  • Karen Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
  • Loves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Loves is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Maxwell Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
    • Mechanicsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Redgate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
    • Rustic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Shady Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huntersville to Leonardtown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huntersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Huntersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Huntersville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Huntersville 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 Huntersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4693, Longitude: -76.7302       In this case, the coordinates for Huntersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.199 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.751 degrees.