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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 Wedgewood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wedgewood Hills 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 Wedgewood Hills:
    • 39.661778, -75.869663
    • 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 Wedgewood Hills
  • 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 Wedgewood Hills is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Wedgewood Hills

Communities Also Named Wedgewood Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Wedgewood Hills.

Within Maryland, the name Wedgewood Hills is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Wedgewood Hills is located in Greene County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Wedgewood Hills.
      • Knox County
      • This Wedgewood Hills is located in Knox County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the west southwest of the Wedgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wedgewood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgewood Hills ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Boomdecker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Boot Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • Childs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Elk Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Everbreeze
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Forest Green Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
  • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Marley Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Marley Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
    • Meadowview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Mechanic Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Union Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Wedgewood Hills 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 Wedgewood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Wedgewood Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wedgewood Hills) 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 Wedgewood Hills 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 Wedgewood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6618, Longitude: -75.8697       In this case, the coordinates for Wedgewood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.145 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.713 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.916 degrees.