Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chevy Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chevy Chase and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chevy Chase
- 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:
- 38.981898, -77.083155
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Chevy Chase ...
We found two communities that share the name Chevy Chase.
Within Maryland, the name Chevy Chase is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west of the Chevy Chase that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Chevy Chase.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chevy Chase that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Chevy Chase.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chevy Chase ...
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 Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mohican Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohican Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
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- 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.<2> 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Rosemary Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Tulip Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Forest
How Far From Chevy Chase 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 town such as Chevy Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chevy Chase 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]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Chevy Chase to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chevy Chase: www.townofchevychase.org/
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chevy Chase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chevy Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9819, Longitude: -77.0832 In this case, the coordinates for Chevy Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Chevy Chase to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.911 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.701 degrees. |