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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 Orchard View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard View 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 Orchard View:
- 39.029276, -76.907196
- 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 Orchard View
- 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 Orchard View is near Montgomery County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Orchard View
Communities Also Named Orchard View ...
We found nine communities that are also named Orchard View.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Orchard View.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Cecil County
- This Orchard View is located in Cecil County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Orchard View.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Orchard View.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Orchard View is located in Burlington County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Orchard View.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Orchard View is located in Wood County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Orchard View.
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Orchard View is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Orchard View.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Orchard View is located in Roane County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Orchard View.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard View is located in Davis County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard View.
- Salt Lake County
- This Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Orchard View.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Orchard View is located in Montgomery County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard View that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Orchard View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard View ...
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.
- Beltsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boxwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Daniels Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Eleven Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Greenbelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Orchard View 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 Orchard View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard View and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard View to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard View) 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 Orchard View 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 Orchard View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0293, Longitude: -76.9072 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.804 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.609 degrees. |
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