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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 Strawberry Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strawberry Hills Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Strawberry Hills 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 Strawberry Hills Estates:
    • 38.647895, -77.068866
    • 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 Strawberry Hills 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 Strawberry Hills Estates is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 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 Strawberry Hills Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawberry Hills 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.

  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bryans Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cactus Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Countryside is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Fort Hunt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
  • Freedom Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Indian Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knotts Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
    • Perry Wright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Wright is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
    • Pomfret
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomonkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pomonkey is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
    • Pomonkey Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
    • Riverside Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Sharperville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Woodland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yacht Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

How Far From Strawberry Hills 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 Strawberry Hills 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 Strawberry Hills Estates and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strawberry Hills 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 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strawberry Hills Estates) 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 Strawberry Hills Estates 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 Strawberry Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6479, Longitude: -77.0689       In this case, the coordinates for Strawberry Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.924 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.439 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.823 degrees.