Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seneca Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seneca Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seneca Park

• 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 Park:
  • 39.170940, -77.231649
  • 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 Park

• 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 Park 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 Park

Communities Also Named Seneca Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Seneca Park.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Seneca Park.

Beyond Maryland.

• Communities Located In Maryland ...
  • Baltimore County
    • This Seneca Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seneca Park that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Seneca Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seneca Park ...

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.

• Brink
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brink is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Brown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Charlene
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Charlene is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
• Clopper
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
• Coventry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Diamond Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
• Fox Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Freedom Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
• Kings Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
• Liberty Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Londonderry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Longdraft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Nathans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
  • Observatory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
  • Orchard Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
  • Orchard Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
  • Parkridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Pleasant Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
  • Pleasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Quail Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Stewart Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
  • Whetstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

How Far From Seneca Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seneca Park and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Seneca Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'