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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 Indian Queen Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Queen Estates 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 Indian Queen Estates:
- 38.756503, -77.023865
- 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 Indian Queen Estates
- 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 Indian Queen Estates is near Fairfax County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Indian Queen Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Queen Estates ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Fair Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fort Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Friendly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Kerby Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Marlin Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Memorial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Riverside Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Squires Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Sunnyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
How Far From Indian Queen Estates 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 Indian Queen Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Indian Queen Estates and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Queen Estates to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 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 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Indian Queen Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Indian Queen Estates 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 Indian Queen Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7565, Longitude: -77.0239 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Queen Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.891 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.763 degrees. |
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