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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 Potomac Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Potomac Vista 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 North Potomac Vista:
- 38.788447, -77.010254
- 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 Potomac Vista
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since North Potomac Vista is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Potomac Vista
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Potomac Vista ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clover is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Fair Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fort Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Friendly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Gordons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
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- Governors Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hunts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Kerby Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Marlin Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Memorial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Squires Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hills Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Virginia Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
How Far From North Potomac Vista 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 Potomac Vista 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 Potomac Vista and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Potomac Vista to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north (N).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Potomac Vista) 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 North Potomac Vista 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 Potomac Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7884, Longitude: -77.0103 In this case, the coordinates for North Potomac Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees. |
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