Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Germantown Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germantown Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Germantown Park

• 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 Germantown Park:
  • 39.161774, -77.264983
  • 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 Germantown Park

• 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 Germantown Park is near Loudoun County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Germantown Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Germantown Park ...

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.

• Ancient Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
• Brink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brink is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Brown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Clopper
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
• Coventry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Diamond Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
• Fox Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Freedom Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
• Kings Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
• Kingsview Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
• Liberty Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Londonderry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Longdraft
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
  • Mitchells Range
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
  • Nathans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
  • Observatory Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
  • Orchard Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
  • Orchard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
  • Parkridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Pioneer Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
  • Pleasant Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
  • Pleasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Whetstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Willow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Germantown Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Germantown Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Germantown Park and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Germantown Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'