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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freedom Village 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 Freedom Village:
- 38.613729, -77.037476
- 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 Freedom Village
- 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 Freedom Village is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Freedom Village
Communities Also Named Freedom Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Freedom Village.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Freedom Village.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Freedom Village in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Freedom Village is located in Carroll County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north of the Freedom Village that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Freedom Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Freedom Village that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Freedom Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freedom Village ...
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.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bryans Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Knotts Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lyons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Pheasant Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Rosewick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
How Far From Freedom Village 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 Freedom Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freedom Village and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Freedom Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freedom Village) 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 Freedom Village 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 Freedom Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6137, Longitude: -77.0375 In this case, the coordinates for Freedom Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.823 degrees. |
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