Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Palmers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmers Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Palmers Corner

• 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 Palmers Corner:
  • 38.775670, -76.957752
  • 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 Palmers Corner

• 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 Palmers Corner is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Palmers Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmers Corner ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Friendly
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
• Friendly Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
• Friendly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
• Harmony Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
• Hunts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Jenkins Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
• Kerby Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
• Squires Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
• Temple Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Temple Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Hills <1>
• Temple Hills Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
• Woods Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

How Far From Palmers Corner 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 Palmers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Palmers Corner and extending to:

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmers Corner to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'