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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 Yorkshire Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorkshire Knolls 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 Yorkshire Knolls:
- 38.891223, -76.885806
- 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 Yorkshire Knolls
- 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 Yorkshire Knolls is near Montgomery County and also Arlington 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 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 Yorkshire Knolls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorkshire Knolls ...
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.
- Berry Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Brightseat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Chapel Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Coral Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Little Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Pepper Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Radiant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Randolph Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Royale Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuxedo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- White House Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
How Far From Yorkshire Knolls 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 Yorkshire Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yorkshire Knolls and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Yorkshire Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the west (W).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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- Yorkshire Knolls) 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 Yorkshire Knolls 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 Yorkshire Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8912, Longitude: -76.8858 In this case, the coordinates for Yorkshire Knolls 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 303.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.653 degrees. |
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