Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Glatz:
  • 38.773447, -77.006087
  • 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 New Glatz

• 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 New Glatz is near Fairfax County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City

• 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 New Glatz

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Glatz ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Fair Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
• Fort Hunt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
• Friendly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
• Friendly Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
• Friendly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
• Harmony Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
• Hunts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kerby Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
  • Marlin Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
  • Memorial Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Spring Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
  • Squires Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods

How Far From New Glatz to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Glatz to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Glatz and extending to:

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Glatz to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north (N).
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'