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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 Highlands of Olney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highlands of Olney 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 Highlands of Olney:
- 39.146774, -77.064979
- 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 Highlands of Olney
- 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 Highlands of Olney is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Highlands of Olney
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highlands of Olney ...
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.
- Camelback Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Gayfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Gold Mine Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Homecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Rolling Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Sandy Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Highlands of Olney 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 Highlands of Olney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Highlands of Olney and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Highlands of Olney to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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 '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- Highlands of Olney) 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 Highlands of Olney 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 Highlands of Olney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1468, Longitude: -77.0650 In this case, the coordinates for Highlands of Olney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.63 degrees. |
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