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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 Old Ford Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Ford Hills 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 Old Ford Hills:
- 38.741782, -76.965808
- 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 Old Ford Hills
- 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 Old Ford Hills is near Fairfax County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Old Ford Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Ford Hills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Friendly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Harmony Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hunts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Kerby Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Marlin Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Pleasant Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sharperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Squires Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Temple Hills Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Thrift
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Old Ford Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Ford Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Ford Hills and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Ford Hills to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Ford Hills) 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 Old Ford Hills 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 Old Ford Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7418, Longitude: -76.9658 In this case, the coordinates for Old Ford Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.857 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.744 degrees. |
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