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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Hills 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 Hills:
    • 39.363994, -76.894144
    • 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 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Prospect Hills is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Prospect Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Prospect Hills.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Prospect Hills.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Prospect Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Dorchester County
      • This Prospect Hills is located in Dorchester County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Prospect Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Prospect Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Prospect Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Prospect Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Prospect Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect 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.

  • Alpha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bonnie Brae
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Driver
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Driver is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Fields of Harvest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Forest Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Freedom Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Freedom Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Harvest Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
  • Heritage Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Indian Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kings Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Liberty Lake Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
    • Liberty Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Long Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Oklahoma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Squires
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Squires is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Sweet Air
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
    • Twelve Trees
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prospect Hills to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Prospect Hills) 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 Prospect Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3640, Longitude: -76.8941       In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.774 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.38 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees.