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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 Norbeck Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norbeck Estates 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 Norbeck Estates:
- 39.133441, -77.083034
- 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 Norbeck 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 Norbeck Estates is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Norbeck Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norbeck 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.
- Camelback Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Gayfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Gold Mine Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Hermitage Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Homecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Manor Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rolling Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Norbeck 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 Norbeck 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 Norbeck Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Norbeck Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norbeck 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 Norbeck 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 Norbeck Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1334, Longitude: -77.0830 In this case, the coordinates for Norbeck Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.642 degrees. |
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