|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chester Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chester Grove 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 Chester Grove:
- 38.844558, -76.855527
- 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 Chester Grove
- 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 Chester Grove is near Anne Arundel County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Chester Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chester Grove ...
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.
- Berry Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Brightseat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Coral Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gordons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Jenkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Lake Arbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Little Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maryvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pepper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Queensland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queensland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Randolph Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Silver Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woodyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Yorkshire Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Chester Grove 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 Chester Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chester Grove and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Chester Grove to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chester Grove) 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 Chester Grove 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 Chester Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8446, Longitude: -76.8555 In this case, the coordinates for Chester Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees. |
|
|