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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 The Alameda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Alameda 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 The Alameda:
    • 38.600398, -76.631627
    • 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 The Alameda
  • 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 The Alameda ...

We found eleven communities that share the name The Alameda.

Within Maryland, the name The Alameda is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This The Alameda is located in Alameda County and lies 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of The Alameda.
      • Kern County
      • This The Alameda is located in Kern County and lies 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the west of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of The Alameda.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson 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 Colorado community of The Alameda [Jefferson County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This The Alameda is located in Hillsborough County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of The Alameda.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This The Alameda is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the south southwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of The Alameda.
    • Idaho
      • Bannock County
      • This The Alameda is located in Bannock County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of The Alameda.
    • Kansas
      • Kingman County
      • This The Alameda is located in Kingman County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of The Alameda.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This The Alameda is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the west of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of The Alameda.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This The Alameda is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of The Alameda.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This The Alameda lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Alameda that is located in Calvert County.
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eastland County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of The Alameda.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Alameda ...

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.

  • Cedar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
  • Deep Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
    • Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Fiddlers Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
    • Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
  • Fox Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Den have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
    • Fox Den is located in Calvert County
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
  • Holland Glenn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
    • Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Hunting Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
    • Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
  • Huntingtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Lord Cecil Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lord Cecil Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
    • Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
  • Meadow Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Enterprise
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Quiet Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
      • Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Ravenshead
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenshead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
      • Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
    • Sandy Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
    • Shady Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
      • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Sherbert
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
      • Sherbert is located in Calvert County
    • Stone Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
    • Wild Goose Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
      • Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County

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

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from The Alameda to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Alameda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Alameda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6004, Longitude: -76.6316       In this case, the coordinates for The Alameda 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 The Alameda 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 The Alameda, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 The Alameda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.67 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.144 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees.




 

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