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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 Olney Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olney Mill 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 Olney Mill:
- 39.175940, -77.071923
- 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 Olney Mill
- 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 Olney Mill 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 Olney Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olney Mill ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Edinburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Gold Mine Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Winters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Olney Mill 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 Olney Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olney Mill and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Olney Mill 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 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 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 '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- Olney Mill) 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 Olney Mill 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 Olney Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1759, Longitude: -77.0719 In this case, the coordinates for Olney Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.621 degrees. |
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