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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 Westmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmore 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 Westmore:
    • 39.096497, -77.153313
    • 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 Westmore
  • 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 Westmore is near Fairfax County and also Howard 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 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 Westmore

Communities Also Named Westmore ...

We found four communities that are also named Westmore.

Within Maryland, the name Westmore is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Westmore [DuPage County].
    • Montana
      • Fallon County
      • This Westmore is located in Fallon County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westmore that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fallon County community of Westmore.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Westmore is located in Moore County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Westmore that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Westmore.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Westmore is located in Orleans County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Westmore that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Westmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmore ...

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 east)
    • Beantown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • English Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • English Manor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • Falls Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
  • Fallsgrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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 Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
  • 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
  • Manor Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Observatory Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
  • Rock Creek Village
    (2 miles [3.2 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 southeast)
    • 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 south)
    • Scotland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Silver Rock
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
      • Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Winters Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

How Far From Westmore 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 Westmore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Westmore to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Westmore 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Westmore 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 Westmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0965, Longitude: -77.1533       In this case, the coordinates for Westmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.946 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.533 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.686 degrees.