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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 Silver Hill Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Hill Farm 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 Silver Hill Farm:
- 39.383996, -76.487741
- 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 Silver Hill Farm
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Silver Hill Farm is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Silver Hill Farm
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Hill Farm ...
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.
- Apple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Berryhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Chapel Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Joppa Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Joppa View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Necker
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Poplar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Putty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Ridge Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Silver Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Silver Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
How Far From Silver Hill Farm 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 Silver Hill Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Silver Hill Farm and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Hill Farm to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Silver Hill Farm) 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 Silver Hill Farm 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 Silver Hill Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3840, Longitude: -76.4877 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Hill Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.532 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.108 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.292 degrees. |
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