Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McAuley Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAuley Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McAuley Park

• 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 McAuley Park:
  • 39.019276, -77.179702
  • 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 McAuley Park

• 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 McAuley Park 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 McAuley Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near McAuley Park ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cabin John is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <1>
• Cabin John Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
• 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Glen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
• Great Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
• 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 southeast)
  • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Marymount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
  • Scotland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Walnut Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
  • Wildwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From McAuley Park 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 McAuley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from McAuley Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six 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 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'