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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 Silver Spring Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Spring Park 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 Silver Spring Park:
- 38.993443, -77.019699
- 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 Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring Park is near Prince George's County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Silver Spring Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Spring 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.
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chevy Chase Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
- Cresthaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillandale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Indian Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Rock Creek Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
- Rock Creek Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosemary Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Silver Spring Park 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 Silver Spring Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Silver Spring Park and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Spring Park to Rockville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Spring Park) 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 Silver Spring Park 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 Silver Spring Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9934, Longitude: -77.0197 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Spring Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.435 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees. |
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