Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Travilah Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travilah Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Travilah Meadows
- 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 Travilah Meadows:
- 39.066775, -77.270538
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Travilah Meadows
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Travilah Meadows is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Travilah Meadows ...
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.
- Ancient Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Big Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Deanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Farmlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Glen Query
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Query have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hunt Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Hunting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Lake Potomac
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Mitchells Range
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Pioneer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
- Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
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- Potomac Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Stonebridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Willow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Windmill Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmill Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Potomac Chase
How Far From Travilah Meadows to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Travilah Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Travilah Meadows and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Travilah Meadows to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travilah Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Travilah Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travilah Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0668, Longitude: -77.2705 In this case, the coordinates for Travilah Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Travilah Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.748 degrees. |