Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Woods
- 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 Walnut Woods:
- 39.051498, -77.148591
- 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 Walnut Woods
- 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 Walnut Woods is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Walnut Woods ...
We found one communities that share the name Walnut Woods.
Within Maryland, the name Walnut Woods is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Walnut Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Walnut Woods is located in Will County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Woods that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Walnut Woods.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Woods ...
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.
- Beantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Falls Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Fallsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
- Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Heritage Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marymount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Rock Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Rockcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Montgomery County
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Silver Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Sycamore Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Twin Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Wildwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Marymount
How Far From Walnut Woods 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 Walnut Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Woods and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Woods. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0515, Longitude: -77.1486 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Walnut Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.702 degrees. |