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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 Admiral Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Admiral Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Admiral Heights:
    • 38.984834, -76.518573
    • 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 Admiral Heights
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Admiral Heights is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Admiral Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Admiral Heights ...

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 Choice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
  • Captains Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
  • Donovans Pier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Downs on the Severn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Dreams Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
  • Forest Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Ginger Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Great Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Harness Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Heritage
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Hickory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hidden Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Homewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Hunt Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
    • Indian Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Joyce
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Joyce is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
    • Knightsbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Little John
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
    • Mariners Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Mariners Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
    • Market Quay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
    • Martins Cove Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
    • Oak Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Painters Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Parole
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Poplar Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Timber Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Watergate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

How Far From Admiral Heights 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 Admiral Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Admiral Heights to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Admiral Heights) 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 Admiral Heights 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 Admiral Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9848, Longitude: -76.5186       In this case, the coordinates for Admiral Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.579 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.099 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.463 degrees.