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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 Lutes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutes 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 Lutes:
- 39.069263, -77.051724
- 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 Lutes
- 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 Lutes is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Lutes
Communities Also Named Lutes ...
We found three communities that are also named Lutes.
Within Maryland, the name Lutes is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Grant Parish
- This Lutes is located in Grant Parish and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lutes that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Lutes.
- Michigan
- Montmorency County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lutes [Montmorency County].
- Nebraska
- Keya Paha County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Keya Paha County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Lutes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutes ...
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.
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chevy Chase View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- English Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fairknoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Gayfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenallen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Homecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Quaint Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Palisades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rock Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Brook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sycamore Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
How Far From Lutes 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 Lutes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lutes and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Lutes to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lutes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lutes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lutes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lutes 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 Lutes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0693, Longitude: -77.0517 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.654 degrees. |
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