Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anchorage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anchorage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anchorage
- 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 Anchorage:
- 38.944002, -76.473570
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Anchorage
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Anchorage is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- eBird sighting report for Talbot 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Anchorage ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Anchorage.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Anchorage.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Anchorage lies 3,373 miles [5,428.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Anchorage that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Anchorage that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Anchorage.
- Mississippi
- Coahoma 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 Mississippi community of Anchorage [Coahoma County].
- Humphreys County
- This Anchorage is located in Humphreys County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Anchorage that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Anchorage.
- New Jersey
- Rhode Island
- Texas
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anchorage ...
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.
- Captains Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
- Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Fishing Creek Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing Creek Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
- Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Harness Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harness Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
- Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Hunt Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
- Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Keys Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kitty Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
- Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Knightsbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mariners Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Market Quay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Market Quay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
- Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Oyster Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
- Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Painters Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
- Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Turkey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Turkey Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Walnut Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
- Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
- Watergate
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Watergate Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watergate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timber Creek
How Far From Anchorage 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 Anchorage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anchorage and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Anchorage to White House, with an average speed<5> 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anchorage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Anchorage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchorage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9440, Longitude: -76.4736 In this case, the coordinates for Anchorage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Anchorage 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 Anchorage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Anchorage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.46 degrees. |