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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 Derwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derwood 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 Derwood:
    • 39.117330, -77.161092
    • 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 Derwood
  • 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 Derwood is near Fairfax County and also Howard 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 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 Derwood

Communities Also Named Derwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Derwood.

Within Maryland, the name Derwood is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Derwood in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Derwood ...

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.

  • Beantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beantown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • Brown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Diamond Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Falls Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
  • Fallsgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
  • Flower Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
  • Glen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
  • Hunting Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Nathans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
  • Observatory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orchard Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Quail Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Rockcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Silver Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Sycamore Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
    • Twin Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Whetstone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Winters Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Derwood and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Derwood 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derwood) 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 Derwood 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 Derwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1173, Longitude: -77.1611       In this case, the coordinates for Derwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.949 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.54 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.682 degrees.