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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 Redhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redhill 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 Redhill:
- 38.566231, -77.128867
- 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 Redhill
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Redhill is near Fairfax County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Redhill
Communities Also Named Redhill ...
We found two communities that are also named Redhill.
Within Maryland, the name Redhill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Perry County
- This Redhill is located in Perry County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Redhill that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Redhill.
- West Virginia
- Wood 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 West Virginia community of Redhill [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redhill ...
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.
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Freedom Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironsides
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Jones View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Perry Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
How Far From Redhill 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 Redhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redhill and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Redhill 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redhill) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Redhill 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Redhill 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 Redhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5662, Longitude: -77.1289 In this case, the coordinates for Redhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.472 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.879 degrees. |
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