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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 Regency Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regency Estates 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 Regency Estates:
    • 39.048165, -77.169980
    • 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 Regency 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Regency Estates 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 Regency Estates

Communities Also Named Regency Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Regency Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Regency Estates is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • This Regency Estates is located in Forrest County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Regency Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Regency Estates.
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Regency Estates is located in Nash County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Regency Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Regency Estates.
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • This Regency Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Regency Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Regency Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Regency 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.

  • Beantown
    (3 miles [4.8 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 west)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Longwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Marymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
    • 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 northeast)
      • Rockland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Scotland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Silver Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
    • Twin Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
    • Walnut Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Wildwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Regency 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 Regency Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Regency Estates 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]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Regency Estates 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 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>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- Regency Estates) 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 Regency 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 Regency Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0482, Longitude: -77.1700       In this case, the coordinates for Regency Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.959 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.54 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.712 degrees.