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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 Sunset Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace:
- 39.019554, -77.027199
- 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 Sunset Terrace
- 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 Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace
Communities Also Named Sunset Terrace ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sunset Terrace.
Within Maryland, the name Sunset Terrace is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset Terrace [San Luis Obispo County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Terrace.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sunset Terrace.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Columbus County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Sunset Terrace.
- Lee County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Lee County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sunset Terrace.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sunset Terrace [Jefferson County].
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in York County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Terrace.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Cumberland County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sunset Terrace.
- Washington
- Island County
- This Sunset Terrace is located in Island County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Terrace ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chevy Chase View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Cresthaven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenallen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indian Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rock Creek Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
- Rock Creek Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rock Creek Palisades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rocky Brook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rosemary Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Terrace and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Terrace to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the south (S).
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunset Terrace could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Sunset Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0196, Longitude: -77.0272 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.663 degrees. |
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