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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 Georgetown Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Georgetown Estates 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 Georgetown Estates:
- 39.047331, -77.133035
- 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 Georgetown 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Old Georgetown Estates is near Fairfax County and also Prince George's 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 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 Old Georgetown Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Georgetown 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.
- Beantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Chevy Chase View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Falls Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Heritage Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marymount
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Palisades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rock Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rockcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Silver Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sycamore Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Walnut Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wildwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Old Georgetown 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 Old Georgetown 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 Old Georgetown Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Old Georgetown Estates 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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' (or 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- Old Georgetown Estates) 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 Old Georgetown Estates 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 Georgetown Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0473, Longitude: -77.1330 In this case, the coordinates for Old Georgetown Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.697 degrees. |
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