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Welcome to Viking Highlands ...

Viking Highlands is located in Harford County<1>.

Viking Highlands is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Viking Highlands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Viking Highlands: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Viking Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Viking Highlands.

  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • New Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shrewsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Quarryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewartstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Viking Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Viking Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Viking Highlands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Viking Highlands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Viking Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Viking Highlands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viking Highlands ...

Looking for more information about Viking Highlands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Viking Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Viking Highlands.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Viking Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Viking Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Viking Highlands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.