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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 Nob Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nob Hill 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 Nob Hill:
    • 39.481493, -76.849144
    • 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 Nob 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 Nob Hill is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Nob Hill

Communities Also Named Nob Hill ...

We found ten communities that are also named Nob Hill.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Nob Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Howard County
      • This Nob Hill is located in Howard County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south of the Nob Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Nob Hill.
    • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Nob Hill [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Francisco 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 California community of Nob Hill [San Francisco County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Nob Hill [Arapahoe County].
    • Florida
      • Broward 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 Florida community of Nob Hill [Broward County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Nob Hill is located in Lee County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nob Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Nob Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Nob Hill is located in Florence County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nob Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Nob Hill.
    • Texas
      • Llano County
      • Although located in Llano County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Nob Hill.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Nob Hill is located in Weber County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nob Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Nob Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Nob Hill is located in Albemarle County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nob Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Nob Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nob 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.

  • Boring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cold Saturday
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
  • Deer Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Finksburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flagg Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
  • Folly Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
  • Glen Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
  • Green Hill Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
  • Hunters Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Ivy Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lawndale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawndale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Liberty View Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
    • Red Oak Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
    • Ricketts Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Timber Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tree Top Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
    • Twin Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
    • Velvet Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
    • Woodleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nob Hill to Towson, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nob Hill) 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 Nob 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>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 Nob 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 Nob Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4815, Longitude: -76.8491       In this case, the coordinates for Nob Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.739 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.359 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.407 degrees.