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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 Pine Hill Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hill Farms 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 Pine Hill Farms:
    • 39.514828, -76.722752
    • 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 Pine Hill Farms
  • 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 Pine Hill Farms is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Pine Hill Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hill Farms ...

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.

  • Autumn Wind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
  • Big Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Butler
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Butler is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Friends View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Friends View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
  • Gentsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
  • Hunt Cup Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
  • Ivy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jonathans Delight
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
    • Oregon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Priceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Priceville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
    • Stringtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Waterspout
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
    • Western Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Hill Farms to Towson, 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 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pine Hill Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pine Hill Farms 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 Pine Hill Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5148, Longitude: -76.7228       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hill Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.662 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.276 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.34 degrees.