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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 Airedele, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airedele 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 Airedele:
    • 38.118459, -76.348003
    • 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 Airedele
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Airedele ...

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.

  • Ancient Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Dutchmans Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
    • Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Elms Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elms Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms Beach
    • Elms Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Gum Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hays Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Beach
    • Hays Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Park Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines
    • Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge <2>
  • Rodo Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodo Beach
    • Rodo Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
  • Scotland Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Beach
    • Scotland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Upper Jutland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Jutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland
    • Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Airedele and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Airedele to Leonardtown, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airedele. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Airedele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airedele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1185, Longitude: -76.3480       In this case, the coordinates for Airedele have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Airedele to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.536 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.917 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.729 degrees.









 

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