Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Villa Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Villa Heights
- 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 Villa Heights:
- 39.166219, -76.793028
- 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 Villa Heights
- 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 Villa Heights is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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
Communities Also Named Villa Heights ...
We found seven communities that share the name Villa Heights.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Villa Heights.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Villa Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Villa Heights that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Villa Heights.
- Prince George's County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Villa Heights [Jasper County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Villa Heights is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Villa Heights that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Villa Heights.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Villa Heights is located in Bradley County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Villa Heights that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Villa Heights.
- Virginia
- Henry County
- This Villa Heights is located in Henry County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Villa Heights that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Villa Heights.
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Villa Heights [Norfolk City].
- Roanoke City
- This Villa Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the southwest of the Villa Heights that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Villa Heights.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Heights ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bridewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Champion Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Howard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Locust Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Long Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Mission Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Provinces
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - River Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Sandridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Timberview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Woodvalley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Locust Park
How Far From Villa Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Villa Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Heights and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Villa Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Villa Heights. 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: www.maryland.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1662, Longitude: -76.7930 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Villa Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Villa Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.507 degrees. |