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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver 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 Silver Hills:
    • 39.678434, -77.035815
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Silver Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Silver Hills ...

We found four communities that share the name Silver Hills.

Within Maryland, the name Silver Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Silver Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This Silver Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Silver Hills.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Silver Hills.
    • Texas
      • Comal County
      • This Silver Hills is located in Comal County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Silver Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.

  • Advocates Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advocates Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
    • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
  • Cherrytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
    • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
  • Deep Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Carroll County
  • Hidden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoot'N Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
  • Locust Neck Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Neck Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
    • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Mayberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
  • Pipe Creek Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipe Creek Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
    • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakers Lot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Silver Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
      • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
    • Spring Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
      • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Twin Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
    • Union Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Wolfs Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
      • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County

How Far From Silver Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Hills 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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- Silver Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6784, Longitude: -77.0358       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hills 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.837 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.50 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.409 degrees.




 

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