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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 Greenmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenmont 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 Greenmont:
- 38.650118, -76.950807
- 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 Greenmont
- 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 Greenmont 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 Greenmont
Communities Also Named Greenmont ...
We found two communities that are also named Greenmont.
Within Maryland, the name Greenmont is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Greenmont is located in Clarke County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenmont that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Greenmont.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Greenmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenmont that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Greenmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenmont ...
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 south)
- Beantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Berry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedar Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Constitution Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Deerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deerwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lynnbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Pleasant Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Sharperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
How Far From Greenmont 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 Greenmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenmont 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 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Greenmont 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenmont) 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 Greenmont 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 Greenmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6501, Longitude: -76.9508 In this case, the coordinates for Greenmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.854 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.773 degrees. |
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