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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Woods 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 Woods:
- 39.062886, -77.170258
- 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 Woods
- 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 Woods is near Fairfax County and also Arlington 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 Arlington 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 Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Woods ...
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.
- Beantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Big Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Falls Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fallsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Heritage Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Marymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rock Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rockcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Silver Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Stonebridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Twin Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Walnut Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wildwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Potomac Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potomac Woods and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Woods 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 south southeast (SSE). 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 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potomac Woods) 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 Potomac Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0629, Longitude: -77.1703 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.958 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.707 degrees. |
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