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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 Loch Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loch Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Loch Hill:
- 39.376773, -76.581911
- 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 Loch 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Loch Hill is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Loch Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch 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 Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Bare Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Cowpen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
- Donnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fellowship Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Gallagher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Glen Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Goodnow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hall Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillendale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
- Hillendale Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillendale Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Park
- Homeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Joppa Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lauraville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Lutherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ridervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Ridge Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Rodgers Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
How Far From Loch 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 Loch Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loch Hill and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Loch Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Loch Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Loch 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 Loch Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3768, Longitude: -76.5819 In this case, the coordinates for Loch Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.171 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.334 degrees. |
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