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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 Tuxedo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuxedo 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 Tuxedo:
- 38.920945, -76.919140
- 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 Tuxedo
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Tuxedo is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Tuxedo
Communities Also Named Tuxedo ...
We found six communities that are also named Tuxedo.
Within Maryland, the name Tuxedo is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton 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 Georgia community of Tuxedo [Fulton County].
- Manitoba
- This Tuxedo lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Tuxedo that is located in Prince George's County.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Tuxedo.
- New York
- Orange 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 New York community of Tuxedo [Orange County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Tuxedo is located in Henderson County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Tuxedo that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Tuxedo.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Tuxedo is located in Jones County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the west of the Tuxedo that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Tuxedo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuxedo ...
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.
- Brightseat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Chapel Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Coral Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Cottage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Ducat Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Pepper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Radiant Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Randolph Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Royale Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Tuxedo Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- White House Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yorkshire Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Tuxedo 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 Tuxedo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuxedo and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tuxedo to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Tuxedo 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tuxedo) 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 Tuxedo 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 Tuxedo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9209, Longitude: -76.9191 In this case, the coordinates for Tuxedo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.656 degrees. |
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