Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huntington Townhouses:
  • 38.606230, -76.893860
  • 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 Huntington Townhouses

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Huntington Townhouses is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary'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 Huntington Townhouses

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington Townhouses ...

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.

• Bannister
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bannister is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Beantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beantown is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
• Constitution Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
• Deerwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Delight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Delight is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holly Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holly Station is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
• Lynnbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Springhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Springhaven is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Huntington Townhouses and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Huntington Townhouses to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'