Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Constitution Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constitution Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Constitution Hills

• 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 Constitution Hills:
  • 38.631507, -76.934695
  • 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 Constitution Hills

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Constitution Hills is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Constitution Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Constitution Hills ...

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.

• Bannister
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bannister is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Beantown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beantown is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
• Berry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Berry is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
• Bolton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Cedar Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Danville is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Delight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Delight is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fox Run is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holly Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Holly Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Station is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Lynnbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
  • Sharperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Springhaven is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

How Far From Constitution Hills 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 community such as Constitution Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Constitution Hills and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Constitution Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'