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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 Admirals Walk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Admirals Walk 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 Admirals Walk:
    • 39.034556, -76.447182
    • 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 Admirals Walk
  • 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 Admirals Walk is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Admirals Walk

Communities Also Named Admirals Walk ...

We found one communities that are also named Admirals Walk.

Within Maryland, the name Admirals Walk is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Admirals Walk in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Admirals Walk is located in Camden County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Admirals Walk that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Admirals Walk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Admirals Walk ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Captains Choice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
  • Cedarwood Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Forest Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Great Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Greenholly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenholly is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenholly
  • Hidden Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
  • Hidden Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Landhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
  • Martins Cove Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pleasant Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Podickery Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Podickery Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podickery Point
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
    • Round View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
    • Skidmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Skidmore is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Walnut Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Whispering Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
    • Woods Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woods Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing

How Far From Admirals Walk 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 Admirals Walk to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Admirals Walk and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Admirals Walk to White House, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Admirals Walk) 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 Admirals Walk 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 Admirals Walk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0346, Longitude: -76.4472       In this case, the coordinates for Admirals Walk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.533 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.055 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.413 degrees.