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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 Hunts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunts Corner 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 Hunts Corner:
    • 38.801780, -76.998864
    • 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 Hunts Corner
  • 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 Hunts Corner is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Hunts Corner

Communities Also Named Hunts Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Hunts Corner.

Within Maryland, the name Hunts Corner is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunts Corner that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Hunts Corner.
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hunts Corner that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Hunts Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunts Corner ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clover is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • College Park is located in Alexandria City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Friendly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
  • Friendly Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
  • Friendly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
  • Gordons Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
  • Governors Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
  • Harmony Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
  • Kerby Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marlin Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
    • Memorial Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
    • Silver Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Spring Bank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
    • Squires Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
    • Temple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Temple Hills Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
    • Woods Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

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

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hunts Corner to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hunts Corner 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 Hunts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8018, Longitude: -76.9989       In this case, the coordinates for Hunts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.873 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.405 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.735 degrees.