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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.
- 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:
- 38.633727, -75.849379
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Prospect Hills is near Caroline County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 ...
- Carroll County
- This Prospect Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Prospect Hills that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Prospect Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Prospect Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prospect Hills that is located in Dorchester 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.
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Choptank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Federalsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Marshyhope Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Sandtop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
- Secretary
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windyhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windyhill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
How Far From Prospect Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prospect Hills to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 38.6337, Longitude: -75.8494 In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.323 degrees. |
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