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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 Villages of Montpelier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villages of Montpelier 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 Villages of Montpelier:
- 39.050109, -76.839139
- 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 Villages of Montpelier
- 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 Villages of Montpelier is near Anne Arundel County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Villages of Montpelier
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villages of Montpelier ...
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.
- Beltsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Cherrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chestnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Eleven Cedars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Fox Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Laurel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Mistletoe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Scotchtown Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Settlers Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Villages of Montpelier 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 Villages of Montpelier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Villages of Montpelier and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Villages of Montpelier to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five 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 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Villages of Montpelier) 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 Villages of Montpelier 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 Villages of Montpelier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0501, Longitude: -76.8391 In this case, the coordinates for Villages of Montpelier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.572 degrees. |
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