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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 Stratton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stratton Woods 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 Stratton Woods:
    • 39.015943, -77.134979
    • 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 Stratton Woods
  • 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 Stratton Woods is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Stratton Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stratton Woods ...

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.

  • Cabin John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabin John Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
  • Chevy Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chevy Chase Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
  • Chevy Chase Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
  • Chevy Chase View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • English Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Falls Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Glen Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • High Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Holiday Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holly Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Homewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Homewood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Lone Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Longwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Maplewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Marymount
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marymount is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
    • Mohican Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Randolph Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
    • Rock Creek Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
    • Rock Creek Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
    • Rock Creek Palisades
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rosedale Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
    • Scotland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Walnut Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Wildwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Stratton Woods 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 Stratton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Stratton Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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 '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- Stratton Woods) 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 Stratton Woods 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 Stratton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0159, Longitude: -77.1350       In this case, the coordinates for Stratton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.94 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.514 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.71 degrees.