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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 Marlow Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlow Heights 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 Marlow Heights:
- 38.833446, -76.951641
- 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 Marlow Heights
- 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 Marlow Heights 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 Marlow Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlow Heights ...
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 south)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Berry Lane
(4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gordons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hunts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Kerby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Silver Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 south)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Suitland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Hills Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Marlow Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marlow Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marlow Heights and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marlow Heights to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- 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 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marlow Heights) 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 Marlow Heights 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 Marlow Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8334, Longitude: -76.9516 In this case, the coordinates for Marlow Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.843 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.703 degrees. |
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