Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locust Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locust Hill
- 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 Locust Hill:
- 39.502051, -76.518299
- 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 Locust 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Locust Hill is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Locust Hill ...
We found nine communities that share the name Locust Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Locust Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Locust Hill is located in Breckinridge County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Locust Hill.
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Locust Hill is located in Knox County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Locust Hill.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Locust Hill is located in Caswell County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Locust Hill.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Locust Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Locust Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Locust Hill.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Locust Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Locust Hill.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Locust Hill.
- Prince William County
- This Locust Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Locust Hill.
- Wythe County
- This Locust Hill is located in Wythe County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southwest of the Locust Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Locust Hill.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.
- Eagle View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Franklins Chance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklins Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Glen Arm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arm
- Glen Arm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Arm <4>
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Henrys Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Hillendale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Hunting Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Long Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Green Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
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- Manor Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Manor Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Meadowcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Orchard Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Upper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Manor Fields
How Far From Locust 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 Locust Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Hill and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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- Locust Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5021, Longitude: -76.5183 In this case, the coordinates for Locust 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Locust 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Locust 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 307.542 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.258 degrees. |