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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 Manchester Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manchester 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 Manchester Estates:
- 38.813725, -76.908584
- 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 Manchester 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 Manchester Estates is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Manchester Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manchester 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.
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Berry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Coral Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Squires Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Suitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temple Hills Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Woods Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Manchester Estates 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 Manchester Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manchester Estates and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Manchester Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the northwest (NW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manchester Estates) 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 Manchester 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 Manchester Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8137, Longitude: -76.9086 In this case, the coordinates for Manchester Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.693 degrees. |
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