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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 Lake Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Hills 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 Lake Hills:
    • 39.378160, -76.906644
    • 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 Lake Hills
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Lake Hills is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Lake Hills

Communities Also Named Lake Hills ...

We found seven communities that are also named Lake Hills.

Within Maryland, the name Lake Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Lake Hills is located in Lake County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Lake Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Lake Hills.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lake Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the west southwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Hills.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Lake Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lake Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Lake Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Lake Hills.
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Lake Hills [Fairfax County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Lake Hills is located in King County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lake Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hills ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Driver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Driver is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Eldersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairhaven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Fields of Harvest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Freedom Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Freedom Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Grand View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Granite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Harvest Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
  • Hawk Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hawk Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ridge
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Heritage Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Heritage Farms is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
    • Hilltop
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hilltop is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Indian Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
    • Johnsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Lakeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Liberty Lake Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
    • Liberty Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Long Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Longview Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Oklahoma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Patriots Choice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Squires
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Squires is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Sweet Air
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
    • Waters Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hills to Westminster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lake Hills 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lake Hills 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 Lake Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3782, Longitude: -76.9066       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.781 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.39 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees.