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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 Deanwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deanwood 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 Deanwood Park:
- 38.905945, -76.923307
- 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 Deanwood 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 Deanwood Park is near Montgomery County and also Arlington 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 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 Deanwood Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deanwood 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.
- Brightseat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Chapel Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Coral Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Cottage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- District Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Ducat Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pepper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Radiant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Randolph Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Rogers Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuxedo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- White House Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yorkshire Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Deanwood Park 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 Deanwood 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 Deanwood Park and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deanwood Park to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the west (W).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deanwood 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 Deanwood 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 Deanwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9059, Longitude: -76.9233 In this case, the coordinates for Deanwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.663 degrees. |
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