Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drumeldra Hills:
  • 39.082053, -77.019977
  • 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 Drumeldra Hills

• 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 Drumeldra Hills is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Drumeldra Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drumeldra Hills ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Burnt Mills Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
• Chestnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• English Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • English Manor is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
• Fairknoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
• Foxhall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
• Gayfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
• Glen Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Glenallen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
• Glenview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glenview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Good Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Gum Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Harmony Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
  • Hermitage Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Homecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
  • Lutes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lutes is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
  • Manor Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Manor Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
  • Maydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
  • Quaint Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
  • Rocky Brook Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Springwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Springwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

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

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

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Drumeldra Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'