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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 Glassmanor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glassmanor 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 Glassmanor:
    • 38.819002, -76.998587
    • 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 Glassmanor
  • 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Since Glassmanor is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Glassmanor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glassmanor ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clover is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • College Park is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Friendly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
  • Friendly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
  • Gordons Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
  • Hunts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
  • Kerby Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
  • Silver Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Spring Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Squires Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
    • Suitland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Temple Hills Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
    • Virginia Highlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
    • Woods Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glassmanor and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Glassmanor to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Glassmanor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Glassmanor 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 Glassmanor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8190, Longitude: -76.9986       In this case, the coordinates for Glassmanor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.872 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.407 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.728 degrees.