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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Bramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Harford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <2>
- Cool Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Deerhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Meadow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Moorland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rolling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Thomas Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Priestford Hills 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 Priestford Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Priestford Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Priestford Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Priestford Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Priestford Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5746, Longitude: -76.2597 In this case, the coordinates for Priestford Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Priestford Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.118 degrees. |