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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Twelve Hills
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Cedar Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Chapel Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Howard County
- Dill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Eagles Loft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Loft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Loft
- Eagles Loft is located in Howard County
- Farside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Henge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Henge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Howard County
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- Greene Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Harpers Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Hemlock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbits Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Ivory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Locust Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Longfellow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Shepherds Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherds Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
- Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
- Sycamore Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
- Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County
- Greene Fields
How Far From Twelve Hills 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 Twelve Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Twelve Hills and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twelve Hills to Ellicott City, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twelve Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.554 degrees. |