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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 Hyattsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyattsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hyattsville:
- 38.961138, -76.954783
- 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 Hyattsville
- 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 Hyattsville is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hyattsville
Communities Also Named Hyattsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Hyattsville.
Within Maryland, the name Hyattsville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hyattsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This Hyattsville is located in Garrard County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hyattsville that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Hyattsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyattsville ...
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.
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Ducat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lewisdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Michigan Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
- Queenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- University Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
How Far From Hyattsville 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 city such as Hyattsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hyattsville and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hyattsville to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southwest (SW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 from Point A (ie- Hyattsville) 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 Hyattsville 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 Hyattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9611, Longitude: -76.9548 In this case, the coordinates for Hyattsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.655 degrees. |
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