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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 Twelve Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelve 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 Twelve Hills:
- 39.232050, -76.965810
- 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 Twelve 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Twelve Hills is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Twelve Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelve 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.
- Cabin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cedar Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Dill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
- Eagles Loft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagles Loft is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Loft
- Farside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Green Henge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greene Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Harpers Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Hemlock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Ivory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Locust Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Longfellow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Shepherds Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
- Sycamore Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
How Far From Twelve 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 Twelve Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Twelve Hills and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twelve Hills to Ellicott City, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 '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- Twelve Hills) 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 Twelve 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 Twelve Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2321, Longitude: -76.9658 In this case, the coordinates for Twelve Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.554 degrees. |
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