Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holmehurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holmehurst and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holmehurst

• 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 Holmehurst:
  • 38.955944, -76.796081
  • 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 Holmehurst

• 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 Holmehurst is near Anne Arundel County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Holmehurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmehurst ...

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.

• Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bell is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Bowie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
• Brightseat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
• Dodge Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
• Good Luck ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
• Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Heather Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
• Idlewild
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Lake Arbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
• Lincoln
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Rolling View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
• Royale Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
• Vista Raceway
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway

How Far From Holmehurst 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 community such as Holmehurst to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holmehurst and extending to:

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holmehurst to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 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 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'