Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burnt Mills Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnt Mills Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burnt Mills Village

• 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 Burnt Mills Village:
  • 39.037887, -77.004977
  • 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 Burnt Mills Village

• 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 Burnt Mills Village is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Burnt Mills Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Mills Village ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Chestnut Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Cresthaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
• Fairknoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
• Fairway
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Forest Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glen Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Glenallen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
• Glenview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glenview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Highland View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Highland View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hillandale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hillandale Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
  • Hillandale Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
  • Indian Spring Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
  • Quaint Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
  • Rocky Brook Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
  • Seven Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Springbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Springwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Springwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
  • Woodside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Burnt Mills Village 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 Burnt Mills Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burnt Mills Village and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Burnt Mills Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'