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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 Hallowing Point Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallowing Point Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Hallowing Point Estates
  • 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 Hallowing Point Estates:
    • 38.637617, -77.143868
    • 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 Hallowing Point 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Since Hallowing Point Estates is near Charles County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Hallowing Point Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallowing Point 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.

  • Bryans Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cactus Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
  • Freedom Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Harbor View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Holly Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Haven is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
  • Indian Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jones View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jones View is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
  • Knotts Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
  • Perry Wright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Perry Wright is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
  • Pomonkey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
  • Pomonkey Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Redhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Redhill is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
    • Riverwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yacht Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

How Far From Hallowing Point Estates 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 Hallowing Point Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hallowing Point Estates and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hallowing Point Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 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' (or 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- Hallowing Point Estates) 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 Hallowing Point 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 Hallowing Point Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6376, Longitude: -77.1439       In this case, the coordinates for Hallowing Point Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.968 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.859 degrees.