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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 Jeffers Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeffers 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 Jeffers Hill:
    • 39.201496, -76.827473
    • 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 Jeffers 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Jeffers Hill is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Jeffers Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeffers 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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Cedars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedars is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Dasher Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
  • Elkhorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jonestown is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Locust Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Locust Park is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
  • Long Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Long Reach is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
  • Mission Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mission Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
  • Phelps Luck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Running Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Running Brook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
    • Stonebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Thunder Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
    • Timber Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Run is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
    • Vantage Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
    • Woodland Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Woodvalley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jeffers Hill and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Jeffers Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jeffers 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 Jeffers 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 Jeffers Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2015, Longitude: -76.8275       In this case, the coordinates for Jeffers Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.746 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.323 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.508 degrees.