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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 Cropley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cropley 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 Cropley:
- 38.980110, -77.219981
- 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 Cropley
- 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 Cropley is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Cropley
Communities Also Named Cropley ...
We found one communities that are also named Cropley.
Within Maryland, the name Cropley is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Cropley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Cropley is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cropley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Cropley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cropley ...
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cabin John Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cinnamon Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Deanwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Enola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fox Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Foxhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Great Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Heritage Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kent Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lake Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Marymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Mohican Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Peacock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Swinks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Tulip Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Wildwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
How Far From Cropley 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 Cropley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cropley and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cropley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cropley) 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 Cropley 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 Cropley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9801, Longitude: -77.2200 In this case, the coordinates for Cropley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.759 degrees. |
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