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Welcome to Windy Hill ...

Windy Hill is located in Frederick County<1>.

Windy Hill is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Windy Hill: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Windy Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Windy Hill - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windy Hill.

Websites for Windy Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Windy Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Windy Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windy Hill.

  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovettsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Myersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Windy Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windy Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windy Hill. 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 Windy Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windy Hill ...

Looking for more information about Windy Hill? 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 Windy Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windy Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windy Hill - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Windy Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Windy Hill 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.