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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 North Germantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Germantown 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 North Germantown:
    • 39.176495, -77.273317
    • 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 North Germantown
  • 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 North Germantown is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 North Germantown

Communities Also Named North Germantown ...

We found one communities that are also named North Germantown.

Within Maryland, the name North Germantown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named North Germantown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This North Germantown is located in Columbia County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Germantown that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of North Germantown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Germantown ...

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.

  • Brink
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brink is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Brown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Clopper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Diamond Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Fox Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Freedom Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Kings Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
  • Kingsview Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
  • Liberty Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Longdraft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
  • Orchard Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pleasant Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Pleasant Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From North Germantown 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 North Germantown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Germantown and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from North Germantown to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Germantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 North Germantown 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 North Germantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1765, Longitude: -77.2733       In this case, the coordinates for North Germantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.012 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.706 degrees.