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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norbeck 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:
- 39.109442, -77.076112
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Norbeck ...
We found one communities that are also named Norbeck.
Within Maryland, the name Norbeck is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Norbeck in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Faulk County
- This Norbeck is located in Faulk County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norbeck that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulk County community of Norbeck.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norbeck ...
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 west)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Camelback Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Glenallen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Homecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Lutes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Manor Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Rock Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rockcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sycamore Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Winters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Norbeck 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norbeck and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Norbeck 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five 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 5,890 miles [9,479 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 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Norbeck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1094, Longitude: -77.0761 In this case, the coordinates for Norbeck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.649 degrees. |
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