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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 Turkey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey 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 Turkey Hill:
    • 39.512323, -77.534432
    • 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 Turkey 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 Turkey Hill is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Turkey Hill

Communities Also Named Turkey Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Turkey Hill.

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

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Charles County
      • This Turkey Hill is located in Charles County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Turkey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Turkey Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Turkey Hill is located in Hartford County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turkey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Turkey Hill.
      • New Haven County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Turkey Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Turkey Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Turkey Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey 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.

  • Cross Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Fishers Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Harp
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harp is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Highfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Highland is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lost Eden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
  • Meadow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Meeting House Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Vista Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
  • Woodland Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way

How Far From Turkey Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turkey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Hill to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turkey Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Turkey 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 Turkey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5123, Longitude: -77.5344       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.146 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees.