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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 Seneca Overlook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seneca Overlook 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 Seneca Overlook:
- 39.260939, -77.151926
- 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 Seneca Overlook
- 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 Seneca Overlook is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Seneca Overlook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seneca Overlook ...
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.
- Bootjack
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greenhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Harmony Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Jaycox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jaycox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Rocky Road Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Sweepstakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wildcat Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Seneca Overlook 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 Seneca Overlook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seneca Overlook and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Seneca Overlook to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seneca Overlook) 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 Seneca Overlook 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 Seneca Overlook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2609, Longitude: -77.1519 In this case, the coordinates for Seneca Overlook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.622 degrees. |
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