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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 Williamsburg Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg Estates 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 Williamsburg Estates:
- 39.008443, -77.200258
- 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 Williamsburg Estates
- 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 Williamsburg Estates is near Fairfax County and also Arlington 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 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 Williamsburg Estates
Communities Also Named Williamsburg Estates ...
We found eight communities that are also named Williamsburg Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Williamsburg Estates.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Floyd County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Spartanburg County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Hamilton County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the west southwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Williamson County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Virginia
- Warren County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Warren County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Williamsburg Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg Estates ...
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Falls Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Great Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Heritage Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Hickory Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Marymount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Mohican Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Swinks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Tulip Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Walnut Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wildwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Williamsburg Estates 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 Williamsburg Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsburg Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Williamsburg Estates 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsburg Estates) 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 Williamsburg Estates 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 Williamsburg Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0084, Longitude: -77.2003 In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.979 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.74 degrees. |
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