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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 Holly Tree Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Tree Estates 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 Holly Tree Estates:
- 39.056776, -76.913863
- 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 Holly Tree Estates
- 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 Holly Tree Estates is near Montgomery County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Holly Tree Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Tree Estates ...
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.
- Beltsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Daniels Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Eleven Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Fairknoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Fox Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Green Castle Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Knightsbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Laurel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Mistletoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Rosedale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Saddle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Scotchtown Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Holly Tree Estates 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 Holly Tree Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holly Tree Estates and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Tree Estates to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Tree Estates) 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 Holly Tree Estates 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 Holly Tree Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0568, Longitude: -76.9139 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Tree Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.601 degrees. |
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