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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 Freedom Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freedom Forest 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 Freedom Forest:
    • 39.206495, -77.225816
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Freedom Forest
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Freedom Forest ...

We found one communities that share the name Freedom Forest.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Freedom Forest.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freedom Forest that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Freedom Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freedom Forest ...

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.

  • Brink
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
    • Brink is located in Montgomery County
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Charlene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
    • Charlene is located in Montgomery County
  • Damascus Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
    • Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Fountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
    • Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
    • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
  • Greenhills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
    • Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
  • Hickory Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Highview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Montgomery County
  • Kings Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
    • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Liberty Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Nathans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathans Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Quail Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
      • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Rocky Road Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Road Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
      • Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Stewart Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
      • Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Sweepstakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweepstakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
      • Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
    • Whetstone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
      • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
    • Wildcat Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
      • Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Wilderness Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
      • Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Freedom Forest to Rockville, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,892 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 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freedom Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Freedom Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freedom Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2065, Longitude: -77.2258       In this case, the coordinates for Freedom Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Freedom Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.981 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.591 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.675 degrees.









 

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