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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 Tintop Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tintop 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 Tintop Hill:
- 38.322348, -76.618571
- 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 Tintop 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 Tintop Hill is near Calvert County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Tintop Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tintop 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.
- Burnt Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Buzzard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- Drumcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Laceys Venture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Land-O-Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
- Leonardtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Maple Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Middle Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
- Pawpaw Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scotch Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Society Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Summerseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Tintop 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 Tintop Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tintop Hill and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tintop 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 45 miles [72.4 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tintop Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tintop 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 Tintop Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3223, Longitude: -76.6186 In this case, the coordinates for Tintop Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.762 degrees. |
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