Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Darnestown Knolls:
  • 39.099275, -77.291372
  • 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 Darnestown Knolls

• 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 Darnestown Knolls is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Darnestown Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darnestown Knolls ...

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.

• Ancient Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
• Farmlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
• Glen Query
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
• Harvest Hunt Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
• Mitchells Range
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
• Pioneer Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
• Potomac Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
• Quail Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Riverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Rushville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Spring Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
• Willow Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
• Windmill Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm

How Far From Darnestown Knolls 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 Darnestown Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Darnestown Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'