|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Du-Mar Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Du-Mar 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 Du-Mar Estates:
- 38.572342, -77.164979
- 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 Du-Mar 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Du-Mar Estates is near Fairfax County and also Prince William 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 Prince William 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 Du-Mar Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Du-Mar 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.
- Bryans Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Featherstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ironsides
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Jones View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshalls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Perry Wright
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomonkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Redhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
How Far From Du-Mar Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Du-Mar Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Du-Mar Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Du-Mar Estates to La Plata, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Du-Mar Estates) 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 Du-Mar 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 Du-Mar Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5723, Longitude: -77.1650 In this case, the coordinates for Du-Mar Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.892 degrees. |
|
|