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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 Glen Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak:
    • 38.590397, -76.983030
    • 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 Glen Oak
  • 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 Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak

Communities Also Named Glen Oak ...

We found three communities that are also named Glen Oak.

Within Maryland, the name Glen Oak is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Glen Oak is located in DuPage County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glen Oak that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Glen Oak.
    • Ontario
      • This Glen Oak lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glen Oak that is located in Charles County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marquette County
      • This Glen Oak is located in Marquette County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glen Oak that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Glen Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Oak ...

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.

  • Beantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beantown is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • Bolton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Constitution Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Countryside is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Freedom Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kent Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kent Square is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
  • Lyons Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pheasant Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
    • Pomfret
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quailwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quailwood is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Rosewick
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rosewick is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Turkey Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Willow Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Gate is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Oak and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Oak to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 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- Glen Oak) 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 Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5904, Longitude: -76.9830       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.877 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.377 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.81 degrees.