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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 Cheltenham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham:
    • 38.735671, -76.826359
    • 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 Cheltenham
  • 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Since Cheltenham is near Charles County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Cheltenham

Communities Also Named Cheltenham ...

We found four communities that are also named Cheltenham.

Within Maryland, the name Cheltenham is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Cheltenham is located in Cook County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cheltenham that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cheltenham.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cheltenham that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Cheltenham.
    • Ontario
      • This Cheltenham lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cheltenham that is located in Prince George's County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cheltenham is located in Montgomery County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cheltenham that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cheltenham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheltenham ...

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.

  • Ashbox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Fairgreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
  • Hollaway Estates
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
  • Jenkins Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
  • Land Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
  • Maryvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
  • Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Pleasant Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
  • Queensland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
  • Sunrise Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
  • Thrift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Thrift is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
  • Windy Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
  • Woodyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheltenham and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cheltenham 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cheltenham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7357, Longitude: -76.8264       In this case, the coordinates for Cheltenham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.776 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.285 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.688 degrees.