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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 Slidell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slidell 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 Slidell:
- 39.219549, -77.331929
- 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 Slidell
- 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 Slidell is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Slidell
Communities Also Named Slidell ...
We found two communities that are also named Slidell.
Within Maryland, the name Slidell is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Slidell that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Slidell.
- Texas
- Wise County
- This Slidell is located in Wise County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slidell that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Slidell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slidell ...
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.
- Big Woods Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
- Brink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brink is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Elizabeths Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
- Fountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Fox Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Freedom Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Furnace Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kingsview Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
- Lees Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lewisdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Liberty Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Miles Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Natural Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
- Pleasant Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
- Rangers Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
- Rolling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Stronghold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghold is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Sugarloaf Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
How Far From Slidell 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 Slidell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slidell and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slidell to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Slidell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Slidell 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 Slidell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2195, Longitude: -77.3319 In this case, the coordinates for Slidell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.044 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees. |
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