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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 West End Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West End Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West End Park:
    • 39.085942, -77.164980
    • 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 West End Park
  • 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 West End Park is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for West End Park

Communities Also Named West End Park ...

We found one communities that are also named West End Park.

Within Maryland, the name West End Park is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named West End Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This West End Park is located in Fulton County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the West End Park that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of West End Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West End Park ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beantown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • Big Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Falls Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
  • Fallsgrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
  • Fox Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
  • Heritage Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
  • Hunting Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Rock Creek Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
  • Rockcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scotland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Silver Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
    • Stonebridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Sycamore Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
    • Twin Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Winters Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

How Far From West End Park 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 West End Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West End Park and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from West End Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- West End Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 West End Park 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 West End Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0859, Longitude: -77.1650       In this case, the coordinates for West End Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.953 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.54 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.695 degrees.