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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 Oakmont Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakmont Manor 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 Oakmont Manor:
    • 39.132885, -77.183314
    • 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 Oakmont Manor
  • 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 Oakmont Manor is near Fairfax County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Oakmont Manor

Communities Also Named Oakmont Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Oakmont Manor.

Within Maryland, the name Oakmont Manor is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Oakmont Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Oakmont Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakmont Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakmont Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakmont Manor ...

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 southeast)
    • Beantown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • Brown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Charlene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Charlene is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
  • Clopper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Coventry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Diamond Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Edinburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Fallsgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
  • Flower Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
  • Hunting Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Log Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Londonderry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Longdraft
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
    • Nathans Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
    • Observatory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
    • Orchard Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pleasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Quail Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Rockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Whetstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Winters Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

How Far From Oakmont Manor 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 Oakmont Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Oakmont Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakmont Manor) 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 Oakmont Manor 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 Oakmont Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1329, Longitude: -77.1833       In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.961 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.556 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.685 degrees.