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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 Daniels Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daniels Park 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 Daniels Park:
- 39.006499, -76.924974
- 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 Daniels Park
- 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 Daniels Park 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 Daniels Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daniels Park ...
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
(Less than 2 miles 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 south)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 southwest)
- Cresthaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Ducat Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Eleven Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillandale Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Hillandale Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Lewisdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Rogers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Rosedale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
- 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 Daniels Park 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 Daniels Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Daniels Park 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 Daniels Park 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 23 miles [37 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniels Park) 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 Daniels Park 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 Daniels Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0065, Longitude: -76.9250 In this case, the coordinates for Daniels Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees. |
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