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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 Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Falls 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 Falls:
- 39.013443, -77.230536
- 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 Falls
- 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 Falls 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 Falls
Communities Also Named Potomac Falls ...
We found one communities that are also named Potomac Falls.
Within Maryland, the name Potomac Falls is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Potomac Falls in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Potomac Falls is located in Loudoun County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Potomac Falls that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Potomac Falls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Falls ...
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.
- Big Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cinnamon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Deanwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Falls Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Farmlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Query
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Heritage Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Lake Potomac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Marymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Potomac Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Stonebridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Swinks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Walnut Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wildwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
- Windmill Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
- Wolf Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
How Far From Potomac Falls 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 Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potomac Falls and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Falls 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Falls) 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 Potomac Falls 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 Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0134, Longitude: -77.2305 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.751 degrees. |
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