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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 Piscataway Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piscataway 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 Piscataway Hills:
- 38.707616, -76.997475
- 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 Piscataway 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 Piscataway Hills is near Charles County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- 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 Piscataway Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piscataway 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.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cactus Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
- Cedar Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fort Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Friendly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Marlin Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Riverside Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sharperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Piscataway 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 Piscataway 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 Piscataway Hills and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piscataway Hills to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Piscataway 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 Piscataway 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 Piscataway Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7076, Longitude: -76.9975 In this case, the coordinates for Piscataway Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.878 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.771 degrees. |
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