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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 Cabin John Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cabin John Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cabin John Park:
    • 38.976499, -77.164980
    • 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 Cabin John Park
  • 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 Cabin John Park is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Cabin John Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabin John Park ...

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 John
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chevy Chase Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • English Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Glen Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Echo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • High Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Longwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Marymount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mohican Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Swinks Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
    • Tulip Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Wildwood Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Cabin John Park 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 Cabin John Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cabin John Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 just to the southeast (SE).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 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 '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- Cabin John Park) 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 Cabin John Park 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 Cabin John Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9765, Longitude: -77.1650       In this case, the coordinates for Cabin John Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.96 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.738 degrees.