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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 Lelands Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lelands 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 Lelands Corner:
    • 39.012054, -77.159979
    • 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 Lelands 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Lelands Corner is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Lelands Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lelands 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.

  • Cabin John
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cabin John Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • English Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Falls Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lone Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Marymount
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
    • Mohican Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Rosedale Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
    • Scotland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Walnut Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Wildwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lelands Corner and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lelands Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 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 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Lelands Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lelands 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 Lelands Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0121, Longitude: -77.1600       In this case, the coordinates for Lelands Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.955 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees.