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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 Dorsey Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorsey Estates 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 Dorsey Estates:
- 39.148718, -77.231649
- 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 Dorsey Estates
- 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 Dorsey Estates is near Loudoun County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Dorsey Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorsey Estates ...
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.
- Brown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Clopper
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Diamond Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Kings Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
- Liberty Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Log Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Londonderry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Longdraft
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Nathans Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
- Observatory Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Parkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pleasant Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
- Pleasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Whetstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Willow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Dorsey Estates 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 Dorsey Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dorsey Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Dorsey Estates 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day 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 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dorsey Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dorsey Estates 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 Dorsey Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1487, Longitude: -77.2316 In this case, the coordinates for Dorsey Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.989 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.70 degrees. |
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