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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 Ashmead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashmead 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 Ashmead:
- 39.157052, -76.991366
- 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 Ashmead
- 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 Ashmead 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 Ashmead
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashmead ...
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.
- Cabin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Camelback Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flamewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Gayfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Gold Mine Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greene Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hemlock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Heritage Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Hopkins Mead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Lime Kiln Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Maydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maydale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
- Quail Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Sandy Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Ashmead 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 Ashmead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashmead and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashmead to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ashmead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ashmead 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 Ashmead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1571, Longitude: -76.9914 In this case, the coordinates for Ashmead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.846 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.429 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.594 degrees. |
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