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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 Almar Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almar Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Almar Estates:
- 38.812060, -76.599683
- 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 Almar Estates
- 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 Almar Estates is near Calvert County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Almar Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almar Estates ...
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.
- Bahama View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
- Baywalker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Chalk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
- Chapel Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
- Cherry Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Darnall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
- Galesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
- Hunt Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
- Lofty Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
- Masons Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Beach
- Mimosa Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Cove
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nutwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
- Rest Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rustic Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Spyglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spyglass is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass
- Tabernacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tiffany Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tiffany Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Traceys Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
- Tracys Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Almar Estates 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 Almar Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Almar Estates and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Almar Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 '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- Almar Estates) 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 Almar Estates 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 Almar Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8121, Longitude: -76.5997 In this case, the coordinates for Almar Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.638 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.14 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.564 degrees. |
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