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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 Cherrywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood:
- 39.138163, -77.083034
- 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 Cherrywood
- 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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood
Communities Also Named Cherrywood ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Cherrywood.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Cherrywood.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Cherrywood.
- Prince George's County
- This Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cherrywood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cherrywood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cherrywood.
- Hall County
- This Cherrywood is located in Hall County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the southwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Cherrywood.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Cherrywood is located in Will County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Cherrywood.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Cherrywood is located in Camden County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Cherrywood.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cherrywood.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Cherrywood is located in Carroll County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cherrywood.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Cherrywood is located in Davis County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cherrywood.
- Weber County
- This Cherrywood is located in Weber County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km] to the west northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Cherrywood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrywood ...
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.
- Beantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Camelback Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Edinburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Flower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Foxhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- 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
- Harmony Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Homecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Manor Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Rock Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rolling Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 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)
- Silver Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Sycamore Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherrywood 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 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cherrywood 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 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 4,472 miles [7,197 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherrywood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cherrywood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1382, Longitude: -77.0830 In this case, the coordinates for Cherrywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.641 degrees. |
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