Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marble Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marble 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 Marble Hill:
- 39.197330, -76.742193
- 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 Marble 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:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Marble Hill is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marble Hill ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Marble Hill.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Marble Hill.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Marble Hill.
- Baltimore County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Pickens County
- This Marble Hill is located in Pickens County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Marble Hill.
- Indiana
- Gibson 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 Indiana community of Marble Hill [Gibson County].
- Jefferson County
- This Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Marble Hill.
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Marble Hill.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Marble Hill is located in Warren County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Marble Hill.
- New York
- Bronx 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 New York community of Marble Hill [Bronx County].
- New York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Marble Hill [New York County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Marble Hill lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset 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 Pennsylvania community of Marble Hill [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Marble Hill is located in Blount County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Marble Hill.
- Moore County
- This Marble Hill is located in Moore County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Marble Hill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble 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.
- Bonnie Brae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Champion Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Elkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Elkridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <4>
- Elkridge Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lawyers Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
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- Relay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rockburn Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockburn Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stony Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Timber Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Timberview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Relay
How Far From Marble 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 Marble Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble Hill and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Marble Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marble Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.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 from Point A (ie- Marble Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1973, Longitude: -76.7422 In this case, the coordinates for Marble 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 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 Marble 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 Marble 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 307.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.265 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.473 degrees. |