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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 Society Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Society Hill 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 Society Hill:
- 38.267906, -76.665518
- 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 Society 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Society Hill is near Westmoreland County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Society Hill
Communities Also Named Society Hill ...
We found five communities that are also named Society Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Society Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Society Hill is located in Macon County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Society Hill.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Society Hill.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Society Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Society Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Society Hill.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Society Hill is located in Darlington County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Society Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Society 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.
- Avenue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Buzzard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Laceys Venture
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Leonardtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pawpaw Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Sandyland Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
- Tintop Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Society Hill 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 Society Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Society Hill and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Society Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Society Hill) 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 Society 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 Society Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2679, Longitude: -76.6655 In this case, the coordinates for Society Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.802 degrees. |
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