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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 Ivy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy 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 Ivy Hill:
    • 39.293995, -76.802196
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ivy Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ivy Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name Ivy Hill.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Ivy Hill.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ivy Hill that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Ivy Hill.
    • Harford County
      • This Ivy Hill is located in Harford County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ivy Hill that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Ivy Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ivy Hill [Cook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ivy Hill that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Ivy Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy 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.

  • Chapelview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
    • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Chestnut Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
  • Daniels ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daniels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
    • Former names for Daniels:
    • Alberton
    • Elsyville
  • Fair Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
    • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
  • Frederick Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Gray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Gray Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
    • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Gray Rock Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Rock Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
    • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Grays Level
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
    • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Heraldry Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heraldry Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
  • Hilltop
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Howard County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Howard Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
      • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
    • Kraft Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kraft Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
      • Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Rolling Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
      • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Sky View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
      • Sky View is located in Howard County
    • Thornbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
      • Thornbrook is located in Howard County
    • Timber Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
      • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Toll House
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
      • Toll House is located in Howard County

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Ivy Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ivy Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ivy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2940, Longitude: -76.8022       In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Ivy Hill 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Ivy Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.725 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.313 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.461 degrees.