Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Priestford Hills

• 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 Priestford Hills:
  • 39.574552, -76.259679
  • 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 Priestford Hills

• 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 Priestford Hills is near Cecil County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Priestford Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Priestford Hills ...

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.

• Big Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Big Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Bramblewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bramblewood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
• Calvary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Calvary is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Churchville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Churchville is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <1>
• Cool Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cool Spring is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Deerhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deerhaven is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
• Friendship Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Hillview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillview is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Meadow Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
• Moorland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moorland is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
• Rolling Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rolling Green is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Thomas Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Thomas Run is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
• Woodside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodside is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Priestford Hills 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 Priestford Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Priestford Hills and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Priestford Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'