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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 Friendship Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendship Heights 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 Friendship Heights:
    • 38.963444, -77.089145
    • 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 Friendship Heights
  • 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 Friendship Heights ...

We found four communities that share the name Friendship Heights.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Friendship Heights.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Friendship Heights is located in Harford County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendship Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Friendship Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Friendship Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Friendship Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Friendship Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Friendship Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Friendship Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Friendship Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendship Heights ...

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.

  • Chevy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
    • Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <3>
  • Chevy Chase Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
    • Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
  • Chevy Chase Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
    • Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
  • Chevy Chase Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
    • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • English Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen Echo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
    • Glen Echo is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Echo <3>
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mohican Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohican Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
      • Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
      • Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Rosedale Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
      • Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Tulip Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Friendship Heights 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 Friendship Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Friendship Heights to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendship Heights. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friendship Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9634, Longitude: -77.0891       In this case, the coordinates for Friendship Heights 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Friendship Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.916 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.711 degrees.




 

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