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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 New Hampshire Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hampshire Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for New Hampshire Estates
  • 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 Hampshire Estates:
    • 38.997054, -76.990532
    • 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 Hampshire 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since New Hampshire Estates is near Prince George's County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 New Hampshire Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hampshire 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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Burnt Mills Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cresthaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
  • Fairway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Highland View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hillandale Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
  • Hillandale Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
  • Indian Spring Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
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    • Lewisdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
    • Michigan Park Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
    • Rosemary Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
    • Seven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Silver Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
    • University Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
    • Woodside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From New Hampshire Estates 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Estates and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Hampshire Estates to Rockville, 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 (E). 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 south southwest (SSW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 '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- New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9971, Longitude: -76.9905       In this case, the coordinates for New Hampshire Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.856 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.416 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.656 degrees.