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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 Potomac Chase Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Chase Estates 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 Potomac Chase Estates:
- 39.077886, -77.276094
- 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 Potomac Chase Estates
- 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 Potomac Chase Estates is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Potomac Chase Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Chase Estates ...
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.
- Ancient Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Big Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Deanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Farmlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Query
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Hunting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Lake Potomac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Mitchells Range
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Pioneer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
- Potomac Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Stonebridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Willow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Windmill Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Potomac Chase Estates 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 Potomac Chase Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Potomac Chase Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Chase Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potomac Chase Estates) 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 Potomac Chase Estates 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 Potomac Chase Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0779, Longitude: -77.2761 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Chase Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.019 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.746 degrees. |
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