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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Grove 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 Grove:
- 39.106219, -77.253593
- 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 Grove
- 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 Grove 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 Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Grove ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Big Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Diamond Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Farmlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Glen Query
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Hunting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Longdraft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Mitchells Range
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Orchard Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pioneer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Potomac Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Stonebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Willow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles 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 south)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Potomac Grove 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 Grove 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 Grove and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Grove 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Potomac Grove) 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 Grove 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1062, Longitude: -77.2536 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.004 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.725 degrees. |
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