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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 Columbia Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Forest 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 Columbia Forest:
- 38.990110, -77.085811
- 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 Columbia Forest
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Columbia Forest is near Arlington County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Columbia Forest
Communities Also Named Columbia Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Columbia Forest.
Within Maryland, the name Columbia Forest is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Columbia Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Columbia Forest is located in Arlington County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south of the Columbia Forest that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Columbia Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Forest ...
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 south)
- Chevy Chase Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
- Chevy Chase View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mohican Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Rock Creek Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
- Rock Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosedale Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Rosemary Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Columbia Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Columbia Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Forest 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 Columbia Forest 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Columbia Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Columbia Forest 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 Columbia Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9901, Longitude: -77.0858 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.912 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.699 degrees. |
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