Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Echo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Echo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Echo
- 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 Glen Echo:
- 38.968176, -77.141092
- 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 Glen Echo
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Glen Echo is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Glen Echo ...
We found eight communities that share the name Glen Echo.
Within Maryland, the name Glen Echo is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Glen Echo lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glen Echo that is located in Montgomery County.
- Oregon
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Glen Echo [Richmond County].
- Warren County
- This Glen Echo is located in Warren County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Echo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Glen Echo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Echo ...
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.
- Cabin John
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
- Cabin John is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <4>
- Cabin John Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Chevy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
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- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Marymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mohican Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohican Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Swinks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Tulip Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Wildwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Longwood
How Far From Glen Echo 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 town such as Glen Echo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Echo and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Echo to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southeast (SE).
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Glen Echo: www.glenecho.org/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Echo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Echo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9682, Longitude: -77.1411 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Echo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Glen Echo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Glen Echo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.514 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees. |