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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill:
    • 39.456213, -77.314428
    • 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
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Silver Hill is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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

Communities Also Named Silver Hill ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Silver Hill.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Silver Hill.

Beyond Maryland, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Prince George's County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Silver Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Searcy County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Searcy County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Silver Hill.
      • Sevier 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 Arkansas community of Silver Hill [Sevier County].
    • Georgia
      • Charlton County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Charlton County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Silver Hill.
      • Chattooga County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Silver Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Silver Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Davidson County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Silver Hill.
      • Pamlico County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Pamlico County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the south of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Silver Hill.
      • Scotland County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Scotland County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the south southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Silver Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Silver Hill lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Silver Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Silver Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel 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 Silver Hill [Wetzel County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Hill ...

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.

  • Aspen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Campers Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Coldstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Colony Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
  • Discovery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Discovery is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasant Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
  • Pleasant Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Scouts Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
    • Ten Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
    • Walkersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Silver Hill) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4562, Longitude: -77.3144       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.018 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.671 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.616 degrees.