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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 Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest 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 Forest Estates:
- 39.021221, -77.039699
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Forest Estates is near Prince George's County and also Arlington 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 Arlington 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 ...
- Charles County
- This Forest Estates is located in Charles County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Forest Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Forest Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Montgomery 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 474 miles [762.8 km] to the southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Estates.
- Ontario
- This Forest Estates lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chevy Chase Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
- Chevy Chase View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Cresthaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Glenallen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillandale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indian Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rock Creek Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
- Rock Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rock Creek Palisades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rosemary Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Forest Estates 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 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:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just to the south (S).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 39.0212, Longitude: -77.0397 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.668 degrees. |
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