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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 Sunrise Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Hills 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 Sunrise Hills:
- 38.722616, -76.768580
- 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 Sunrise Hills
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Sunrise Hills is near Calvert County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Sunrise Hills
Communities Also Named Sunrise Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunrise Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Sunrise Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sunrise Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunrise Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunrise Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise 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.
- Ashbox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Bald Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Fairgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
- Foxchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foxchase is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Green Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
- Halls Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Hollaway Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Iron Pot Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
- Land Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Maryvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Queensland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queensland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Windy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
- Woodlawn Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Sunrise 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 Sunrise Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Hills and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Hills 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunrise Hills) 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 Sunrise Hills 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 Sunrise Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7226, Longitude: -76.7686 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.743 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.669 degrees. |
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