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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 The Plantations, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Plantations 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 The Plantations:
- 39.249550, -77.197205
- 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 The Plantations
- 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 The Plantations is near Howard County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 The Plantations
Communities Also Named The Plantations ...
We found one communities that are also named The Plantations.
Within Maryland, the name The Plantations is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named The Plantations in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This The Plantations is located in Sussex County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Plantations that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Plantations.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Plantations ...
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.
- Bootjack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Damascus Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Greenhills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Rocky Road Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Sweepstakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wildcat Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From The Plantations 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 The Plantations to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Plantations and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from The Plantations to Rockville, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Plantations) 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 The Plantations 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 The Plantations. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2495, Longitude: -77.1972 In this case, the coordinates for The Plantations have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.646 degrees. |
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