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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 Homewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Homewood:
    • 39.025387, -77.062755
    • 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 Homewood
  • 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 Homewood is near Prince George's County and also Arlington 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 Arlington 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 Homewood

Communities Also Named Homewood ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Homewood.

There are four communities within Maryland that are also named Homewood.

Beyond Maryland, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Allegany County
      • This Homewood is located in Allegany County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Homewood.
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Homewood.
    • Baltimore City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Homewood [Baltimore City].
    • Worcester County
      • This Homewood is located in Worcester County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southeast of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Homewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Homewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Homewood.
      • Monroe County
      • This Homewood is located in Monroe County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Homewood.
    • Arkansas
      • Perry County
      • This Homewood is located in Perry County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Homewood.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Homewood is located in Placer County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Homewood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Homewood is located in Cook County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Homewood.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Homewood is located in Franklin County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Homewood.
    • Manitoba
      • This Homewood lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Homewood is located in Scott County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Homewood.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Homewood [Onondaga County].
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Homewood is located in Butler County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Homewood.
      • Lucas County
      • This Homewood is located in Lucas County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the west northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Homewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Homewood is located in Allegheny County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homewood.
      • Beaver County
      • This Homewood is located in Beaver County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Homewood.
      • York County
      • This Homewood is located in York County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Homewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Homewood is located in Horry County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Homewood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Homewood is located in Fairfax County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Homewood.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Homewood is located in Roanoke County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Homewood.
      • Surry County
      • This Homewood is located in Surry County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the south of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Homewood.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Homewood is located in Lewis County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Homewood.
      • Marion County
      • This Homewood is located in Marion County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west northwest of the Homewood that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Homewood.
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Homewood [Randolph County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Homewood [Milwaukee County].
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Homewood [Monroe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homewood ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chevy Chase Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
  • Chevy Chase View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Fairway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Forest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Forest Grove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Glen Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Glenallen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Glenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glenview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lone Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Randolph Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
    • Rock Creek Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
    • Rock Creek Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
    • Rock Creek Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
    • Rock Creek Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
    • Rock Creek Palisades
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
    • Rollingwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rosedale Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
    • Rosemary Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
    • Woodside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homewood and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Homewood 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 just to the south (S).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Homewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Homewood 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.
<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 Homewood 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 Homewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0254, Longitude: -77.0628       In this case, the coordinates for Homewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.897 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.467 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.676 degrees.