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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 Wildercroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildercroft 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 Wildercroft:
- 38.969277, -76.894418
- 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 Wildercroft
- 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 Wildercroft is near Montgomery County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Wildercroft
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildercroft ...
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.
- Boxwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Daniels Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Dodge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Ducat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kent Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kentland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Radiant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Rogers Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Rolling View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Royale Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tuxedo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Vista Raceway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- White House Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Wildercroft 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 Wildercroft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wildercroft and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wildercroft to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildercroft) 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 Wildercroft 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 Wildercroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9693, Longitude: -76.8944 In this case, the coordinates for Wildercroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.801 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.627 degrees. |
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