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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 Upper Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper 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 Upper Hill:
    • 38.111790, -75.790208
    • 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 Upper 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Since Upper Hill is near Wicomico County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Upper Hill

Communities Also Named Upper Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Upper Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Upper Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Upper Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Upper Hill is located in Hampden County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Upper Hill that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Upper Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper 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.

  • Champ
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Champ is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
  • Cottage Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Dames Quarter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
  • Frenchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchtown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Frenchtown - Rumbly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
  • Frogeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frogeye is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
  • Greenhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenhill is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
  • Hearts Ease
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Oriole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oriole is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Pauls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner

How Far From Upper Hill 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 Upper Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Upper 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 Upper Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1118, Longitude: -75.7902       In this case, the coordinates for Upper Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.214 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.506 degrees.