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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 College Heights Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Heights Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for College Heights Estates
  • 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 College Heights Estates:
    • 38.978444, -76.951086
    • 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 College Heights Estates
  • 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 College Heights Estates is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for College Heights Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near College Heights Estates ...

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.

  • Boxwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
  • Branchville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cottage City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Cresthaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
  • Daniels Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
  • Ducat Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenbelt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hillandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
    • Hillandale Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
    • Indian Spring Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Lewisdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
    • Michigan Park Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
    • Queenstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Rogers Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Silver Spring Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • University Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
    • University Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From College Heights Estates 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 College Heights Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in College Heights Estates and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from College Heights Estates to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 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 just to the southwest (SW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 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 4,472 miles [7,197 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Heights Estates) 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 College Heights Estates 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 College Heights Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9784, Longitude: -76.9511       In this case, the coordinates for College Heights Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.834 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.388 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.647 degrees.