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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 Powder Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill Estates:
- 39.035665, -76.944975
- 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 Powder Mill 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Powder Mill Estates is near Montgomery County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Powder Mill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powder Mill 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.
- Beltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Castlegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cresthaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Daniels Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eleven Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Fairknoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Green Castle Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Hillandale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Indian Spring Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Knightsbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Orchard View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rocky Brook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rosedale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- University Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
How Far From Powder Mill Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Powder Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Powder Mill Estates and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Powder Mill Estates to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powder Mill Estates) 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 Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0357, Longitude: -76.9450 In this case, the coordinates for Powder Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.622 degrees. |
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