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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 Park Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Park Woods 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 College Park Woods:
- 39.008721, -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 Park Woods
- 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 Park Woods is near Montgomery County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Park Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Park Woods ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cresthaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Daniels Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Eleven Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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)
- Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Hillandale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Indian Spring Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Orchard View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Quaint Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rocky Brook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
How Far From College Park Woods 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 Park Woods 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 Park Woods and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from College Park Woods 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 five to six 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 south southwest (SSW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Park Woods) 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 Park Woods 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 Park Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0087, Longitude: -76.9511 In this case, the coordinates for College Park Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.635 degrees. |
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