Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ashley Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashley Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashley Manor

• 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 Ashley Manor:
  • 39.133441, -77.034422
  • 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 Ashley Manor

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Ashley Manor is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Ashley Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley Manor ...

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.

• Camelback Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
• Cherry Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Gayfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
• Gold Mine Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
• Good Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Homecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
• Manor Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
• Manor Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
• Manor Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
• Maydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
• Quail Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
• Sandy Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandy Spring is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Spring <1>

How Far From Ashley Manor 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 Ashley Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashley Manor and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Ashley Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'