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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 Norwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwood Village 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 Norwood Village:
- 39.119275, -77.038589
- 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 Norwood Village
- 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 Norwood Village 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 Norwood Village
Communities Also Named Norwood Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Norwood Village.
Within Maryland, the name Norwood Village is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Norwood Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Norwood Village is located in King County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norwood Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Norwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwood Village ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Gold Mine Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Homecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lutes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lutes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Maydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maydale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
- Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Sandy Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Sycamore Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
How Far From Norwood Village 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 Norwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norwood Village 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Norwood Village 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 15 miles [24.1 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norwood Village) 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 Norwood Village 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 Norwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1193, Longitude: -77.0386 In this case, the coordinates for Norwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.629 degrees. |
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