Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smallwood Estates:
  • 38.526510, -77.174979
  • 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 Smallwood Estates

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Smallwood Estates is near Prince William County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Smallwood Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smallwood Estates ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Hill Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Top is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Holly Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Haven is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
• Indian Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <1>
• Ironsides
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ironsides is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
• Jones View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones View is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
• Knotts Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
• Marshope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marshope is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Nelson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nelson is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Perry Wright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Perry Wright is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
• Redhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redhill is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill

How Far From Smallwood Estates 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 Smallwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smallwood Estates and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Smallwood Estates to La Plata, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over 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 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'