Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in North Indian Head Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Indian Head Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Indian Head 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 North Indian Head Estates:
  • 38.633173, -77.080811
  • 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 Indian Head 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since North Indian Head Estates is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Indian Head Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Indian Head 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.

• Bryans Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bryans Road is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Road
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryans Road <1>
• Cactus Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camelot is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Countryside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Countryside is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Freedom Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Indian Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <1>
• Knotts Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
• Perry Wright
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry Wright is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
• Pomfret
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomfret is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <1>
• Pomonkey
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pomonkey is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
• Pomonkey Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing

How Far From North Indian Head Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Indian Head 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 North Indian Head Estates and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Indian Head Estates to La Plata, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'