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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 Laytonsville Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laytonsville Knolls 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 Laytonsville Knolls:
- 39.194273, -77.136370
- 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 Laytonsville Knolls
- 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 Laytonsville Knolls is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Laytonsville Knolls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laytonsville Knolls ...
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.
- Camelback Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Charlene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
- Cherrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Claysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Edinburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Flower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Freedom Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Gold Mine Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Hickory Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Manor Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Nathans Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quail Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Rocky Road Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Stewart Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Whetstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Wildcat Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
- Winters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Laytonsville Knolls 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 Laytonsville Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laytonsville Knolls and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Laytonsville Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laytonsville Knolls) 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 Laytonsville Knolls 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 Laytonsville Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1943, Longitude: -77.1364 In this case, the coordinates for Laytonsville Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.929 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.641 degrees. |
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