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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 Georgian Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georgian Forest 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 Georgian Forest:
- 39.073442, -77.064700
- 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 Georgian Forest
- 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 Georgian Forest is near Prince George's County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Georgian Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgian 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.
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenallen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Homecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Lutes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lutes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
- Manor Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Palisades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rock Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stoney Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sycamore Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
How Far From Georgian 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 Georgian Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Georgian Forest and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Georgian Forest to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Georgian Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Georgian Forest 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 Georgian Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0734, Longitude: -77.0647 In this case, the coordinates for Georgian Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.895 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.658 degrees. |
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