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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 Hunt Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Hunt Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hunt Acres:
    • 39.034831, -77.239981
    • 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 Hunt Acres
  • 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 Hunt Acres 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 Hunt Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Hunt Acres ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Deanwood
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Fallsgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
  • Farmlands
    (3 miles [4.8 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 east)
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
  • Glen Query
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
  • Great Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Harvest Hunt Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
  • 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
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hickory Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
    • Holly Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Hunting Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
    • Lake Potomac
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
    • Peacock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Peacock is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Potomac Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
    • Riverwood
      (4 miles [6.4 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 east)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Springvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Stonebridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm

How Far From Potomac Hunt Acres 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 Hunt Acres 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 Hunt Acres 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 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Hunt Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five 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 '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 Hunt Acres) 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 Hunt Acres 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 Hunt Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0348, Longitude: -77.2400       In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Hunt Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.001 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.747 degrees.