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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 Schuyler Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schuyler Hills 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 Schuyler Hills:
- 38.662061, -77.031643
- 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 Schuyler Hills
- 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 Schuyler Hills is near Charles County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Schuyler Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schuyler Hills ...
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.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bryans Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cactus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
- Cedar Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Freedom Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pomonkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Riverside Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sharperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Schuyler Hills 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 Schuyler Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schuyler Hills and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schuyler Hills 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 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 from Point A (ie- Schuyler Hills) 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 Schuyler Hills 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 Schuyler Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6621, Longitude: -77.0316 In this case, the coordinates for Schuyler Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.802 degrees. |
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