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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 Chestnut Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Hills 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 Chestnut Hills:
    • 39.031221, -76.919696
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chestnut Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Chestnut Hills ...

We found nine communities that share the name Chestnut Hills.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Chestnut Hills.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Chestnut Hills.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chestnut Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Chestnut Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Wake County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Chestnut Hills.
    • 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 Chestnut Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Chestnut Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Roane County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Chestnut Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Chestnut Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Chestnut Hills is located in Harrison County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west of the Chestnut Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Chestnut Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Hills ...

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.

  • Beltsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltsville
    • Beltsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beltsville <4>
  • Boxwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
  • Branchville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
  • Cresthaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
  • Daniels Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
    • Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Eleven Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
    • Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
  • Green Castle Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Castle Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
    • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
  • Greenbelt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hillandale Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
      • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Hillandale Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
      • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Knightsbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
      • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
      • Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
    • Rosedale Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
      • Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County

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

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

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Hills to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0312, Longitude: -76.9197       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Chestnut Hills 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chestnut Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.812 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.371 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.613 degrees.




 

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