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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 Garden Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden 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 Garden Estates:
- 38.521788, -77.104699
- 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 Garden 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 Garden Estates 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 Garden Estates
Communities Also Named Garden Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Garden Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Garden Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Dorchester County
- This Garden Estates is located in Dorchester County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Garden Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden 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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Jones View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Perry Wright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
How Far From Garden 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 Garden Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Garden Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Garden 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 Garden 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 Garden Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5218, Longitude: -77.1047 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.886 degrees. |
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