Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Midsummer Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midsummer Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Midsummer 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 Midsummer Hill:
  • 39.654272, -76.457741
  • 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 Midsummer 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Since Midsummer Hill is near Montgomery County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Midsummer Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midsummer 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.

• Bushs Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
• Chrome Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
• Clover Field
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clover Field is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
• Coventry Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
• Deer Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
• Eden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Federal Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
• Madonna Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
• Quail Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
• Rolling Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
• Spooners Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
• Spring Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
• Whispering Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Midsummer Hill and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Midsummer Hill to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'