Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chevy Chase Section Five, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chevy Chase Section Five and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chevy Chase Section Five

• 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 Chevy Chase Section Five:
  • 38.984032, -77.073942
  • 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 Chevy Chase Section Five

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Chevy Chase Section Five is near Prince George's County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chevy Chase Section Five ...

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.

• Chevy Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <2>
• Chevy Chase Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
  • Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
• Chevy Chase Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
  • Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
• Chevy Chase View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
  • Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
• Chevy Chase Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
  • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
• English Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • English Village is located in Montgomery County
• Forest Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
• Forest Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
• Friendship Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
• Glen Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Montgomery County
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  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Rock Creek Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
    • Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Rock Creek Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
    • Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
  • Rock Creek Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
    • Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Rock Creek Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
    • Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
  • Rollingwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Rosedale Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
    • Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Rosemary Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
    • Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Silver Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
    • Silver Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Spring <2>
  • Silver Spring Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
    • Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
  • Woodside Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
    • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Woodside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
    • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Chevy Chase Section Five 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 village such as Chevy Chase Section Five to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chevy Chase Section Five and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Chevy Chase Section Five 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 just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chevy Chase Section Five. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

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