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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 Wolf Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wolf Hill:
- 39.576770, -76.845533
- 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 Wolf 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Wolf Hill is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Wolf Hill
Communities Also Named Wolf Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Wolf Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Wolf Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Albany County
- This Wolf Hill is located in Albany County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wolf Hill that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Wolf Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams 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 Pennsylvania community of Wolf Hill [Adams County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf 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.
- Adams Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Ben-Har Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Boring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Evergreen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finlandia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Lees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Roberts Field
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Singer Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Small Crossings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Summer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Sunset Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Tabbys Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Winterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
How Far From Wolf 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 Wolf Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolf Hill and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wolf 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wolf 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 Wolf Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5768, Longitude: -76.8455 In this case, the coordinates for Wolf Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.368 degrees. |
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