RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Charles County >> Forest Estates >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest Estates:
    • 38.616786, -76.823858
    • 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 Forest 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 Forest Estates is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 Forest Estates

Communities Also Named Forest Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Forest Estates.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Forest Estates.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Forest Estates.
      • Richmond County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Richmond County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Estates.
    • Ontario
      • This Forest Estates lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Charles County.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.

  • Ashbox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
  • Bannister
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bannister is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Delight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Delight is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Green Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Hickory Thicket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
  • Holly Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Station is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
  • Horsehead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
  • Hunters Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
  • Lynnbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
  • Malcolm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Malcolm is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Masons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Masons is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
    • Meadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Poplar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Three Brothers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Brothers is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Estates and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Estates to La Plata, with an average speed<2> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6168, Longitude: -76.8239       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.782 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.273 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees.