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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 Pomonkey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pomonkey 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 Pomonkey:
- 38.608294, -77.072774
- 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 Pomonkey
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Pomonkey is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Pomonkey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pomonkey ...
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.
- Bryans Road
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Freedom Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holly Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Perry Wright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pheasant Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Pomfret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Redhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Pomonkey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pomonkey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pomonkey and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pomonkey to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day 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 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 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- Pomonkey) 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 Pomonkey 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 Pomonkey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6083, Longitude: -77.0728 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.84 degrees. |
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