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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 Montgomery Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montgomery Square 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 Montgomery Square:
    • 39.055109, -77.166924
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Montgomery Square
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Montgomery Square ...

We found one communities that share the name Montgomery Square.

Within Maryland, the name Montgomery Square is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Montgomery Square in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Montgomery Square [Montgomery County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montgomery Square ...

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.

  • Beantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
    • Beantown is located in Montgomery County
  • Big Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
    • Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
  • Falls Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Fallsgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
    • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
    • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Heritage Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
    • Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Hunting Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
    • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Longwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Marymount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marymount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
      • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
    • Randolph Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
      • Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
      • Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Rockcrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
      • Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Montgomery County
    • Rockville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Scotland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
    • Silver Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
      • Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Twin Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
      • Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
    • Walnut Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Wildwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Montgomery Square 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 Montgomery Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Montgomery Square 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 36 miles [57.9 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Montgomery Square to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montgomery Square. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Montgomery Square 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montgomery Square) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montgomery Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0551, Longitude: -77.1669       In this case, the coordinates for Montgomery Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Montgomery Square to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.956 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.539 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.708 degrees.









 

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