Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Olivet 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 Olivet Hill:
  • 39.338167, -75.866050
  • 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 Olivet 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Olivet Hill is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Olivet Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olivet 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.

• Cash Corner ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Dogwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
• Galena
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Gregg Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
• Irelands Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Piney Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
• Pleasant Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
• Rivers Edge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Sassafras
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sassafras is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras

How Far From Olivet Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Olivet 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 Olivet Hill and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Olivet Hill to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'