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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 Prospect Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights:
    • 39.563440, -76.311625
    • 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 Prospect Heights
  • 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 Prospect Heights is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Prospect Heights

Communities Also Named Prospect Heights ...

We found eight communities that are also named Prospect Heights.

Within Maryland, the name Prospect Heights is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Cook County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Prospect Heights.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Mercer County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Prospect Heights.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Rensselaer County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of Prospect Heights [Northampton County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect Heights that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Prospect Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect Heights ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Bramblewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bramblewood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Cool Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Deerhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deerhaven is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
  • Fountain Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
  • Fountain Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fountain Green is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Heritage Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hill-N-Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
  • Hillview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillview is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Homestead Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Homestead Village is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
    • Longmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Longmeadow is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Majors Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Majors Choice is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
    • Meadow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
    • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Michaels Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
    • Moorland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Moorland is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Pine Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pine Crest is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Scots Fancy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
    • Shamrock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shamrock is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shucks Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
    • Thomas Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run

How Far From Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Prospect Heights 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 60 miles [96.6 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 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Heights) 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 Prospect Heights 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 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.
<4>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 Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5634, Longitude: -76.3116       In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.415 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.003 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.145 degrees.