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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 Walnut Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut 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 Walnut Hill:
    • 39.535379, -77.115260
    • 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 Walnut Hill
  • 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 Walnut Hill ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Walnut Hill.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Walnut Hill.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Benton County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Lafayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • New London 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 Connecticut community of Walnut Hill [New London County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walnut Hill [Franklin County].
    • Illinois
      • Marion County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Marion County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery 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 Indiana community of Walnut Hill [Montgomery County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Walnut Hill [Bourbon County].
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Hill [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Allen County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Walnut Hill.
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Walnut Hill.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Walnut Hill.
      • York County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in York County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Walnut Hill [Norfolk County].
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Walnut Hill [Douglas County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Walnut Hill [Ashe County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Walnut Hill [Trumbull County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Greene County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Greene County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Crockett County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Hawkins 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 Tennessee community of Walnut Hill [Hawkins County].
      • Roane County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Roane County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Lee 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 Virginia community of Walnut Hill [Lee County].
      • Petersburg City
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Walnut Hill.
      • Stafford County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Walnut Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Logan County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Walnut Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut 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.

  • Chapel Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
    • Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Covers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
    • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Daisy Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
    • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Fountain Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
    • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Furnace Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
    • Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Glenn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
    • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Hidden Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
    • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Holler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
    • Holler is located in Frederick County
  • Jasontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
    • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
  • Joseph Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
    • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Key Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipe Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
    • Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Quaker Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
      • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Rabbit Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
      • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
    • Rolling Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Sams Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Spring Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Sun Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Sun Valley Farms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
      • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Sunset Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
      • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Union Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
      • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Uniontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5354, Longitude: -77.1153       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hill 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Walnut Hill 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Walnut Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.894 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.542 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.50 degrees.




 

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