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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 Seven Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Oaks 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 Seven Oaks:
    • 39.007054, -77.015254
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seven Oaks
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Seven Oaks ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Seven Oaks.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Seven Oaks.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Seven Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the west of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seven Oaks [Hillsborough County].
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Seven Oaks [Wayne County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the west of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Seven Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Lexington County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Lexington County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Oconee County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Hawkins County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the west southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Polk County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Seven Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Oaks ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Burnt Mills Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
    • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Cresthaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
  • Fairway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Grove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
  • Glenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Montgomery County
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Highland View is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hillandale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
    • Hillandale Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
      • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Hillandale Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
      • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Homewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Montgomery County
    • Indian Spring Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Quaint Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaint Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
      • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
      • Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
      • Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
    • Rock Creek Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
      • Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Rosemary Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
      • Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Silver Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Silver Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
      • Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodside Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
      • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
      • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Seven Oaks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seven Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Oaks to Rockville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the south (S).
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seven Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0071, Longitude: -77.0153       In this case, the coordinates for Seven Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Seven Oaks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Seven Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.433 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.663 degrees.




 

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