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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 Kerby Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerby 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 Kerby Hill:
    • 38.780392, -77.002198
    • 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 Kerby 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerby 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.

  • Apple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Fair Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Fort Hunt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Friendly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
    • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
  • Friendly Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
    • Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
  • Friendly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
    • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Gordons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
    • Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Governors Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
    • Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Harmony Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
    • Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hunts Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
      • Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Marlin Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
      • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Memorial Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
      • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Prince George's County
    • Spring Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
      • Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Squires Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
      • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
    • Temple Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
      • Temple Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Hills <2>
    • Temple Hills Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hills Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
      • Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kerby Hill and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kerby Hill to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kerby Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Kerby Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kerby Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7804, Longitude: -77.0022       In this case, the coordinates for Kerby Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Kerby Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.876 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.406 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees.









 

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