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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 Wheaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheaton 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 Wheaton:
- 39.041531, -77.051737
- 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 Wheaton
- 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 Wheaton is near Prince George's County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Wheaton
Communities Also Named Wheaton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Wheaton.
Within Maryland, the name Wheaton is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Appling County
- This Wheaton is located in Appling County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wheaton that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Wheaton.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Wheaton is located in DuPage County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wheaton that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Wheaton.
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wheaton [Randolph County].
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wheaton [Putnam County].
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie County
- This Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wheaton that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Wheaton.
- Minnesota
- Traverse County
- This Wheaton is located in Traverse County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wheaton that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traverse County community of Wheaton.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Wheaton is located in Barry County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wheaton that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Wheaton.
- 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 Wheaton.
- Montana
- Musselshell County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wheaton [Musselshell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheaton ...
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.
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chevy Chase View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenallen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lutes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Palisades
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Wheaton 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 Wheaton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheaton and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Wheaton 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wheaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wheaton 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wheaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wheaton 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 Wheaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0415, Longitude: -77.0517 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.665 degrees. |
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