Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homecrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homecrest
- 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 Homecrest:
- 39.090386, -77.055256
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Homecrest
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Homecrest is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Homecrest ...
We found two communities that share the name Homecrest.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Homecrest.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Homecrest in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homecrest ...
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.
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Gayfields
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Glenallen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Hermitage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Lutes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
- Lutes is located in Montgomery County
- Manor Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Manor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Rock Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Sycamore Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Homecrest 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 Homecrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Homecrest and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Homecrest to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homecrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Homecrest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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- Homecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0904, Longitude: -77.0553 In this case, the coordinates for Homecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Homecrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.647 degrees. |