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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 Avenel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avenel 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 Avenel:
- 39.156774, -77.085812
- 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 Avenel
- 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 Avenel 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 Avenel
Communities Also Named Avenel ...
We found three communities that are also named Avenel.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Avenel.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Avenel is located in Prince George's County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Avenel that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Avenel.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Avenel.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Avenel is located in Middlesex County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Avenel that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Avenel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avenel ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Edinburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Gold Mine Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Avenel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avenel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avenel and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Avenel to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avenel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avenel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Avenel 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 Avenel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1568, Longitude: -77.0858 In this case, the coordinates for Avenel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.902 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.493 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.635 degrees. |
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