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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 Vinegar Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinegar 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 Vinegar Hill:
    • 39.673720, -76.116062
    • 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 Vinegar 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Vinegar Hill is near Harford County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Vinegar Hill

Communities Also Named Vinegar Hill ...

We found eight communities that are also named Vinegar Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Vinegar Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Vinegar Hill lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Vinegar Hill.
      • Columbus County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the south southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Vinegar Hill lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville City
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of Vinegar Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinegar 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.

  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Five Points ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Jacks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Liberty Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Richards Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rising Sun
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Spring Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Sunset Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
    • Sunview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vinegar Hill to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vinegar 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 Vinegar 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 Vinegar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6737, Longitude: -76.1161       In this case, the coordinates for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.879 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.017 degrees.