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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 Amberleigh Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amberleigh Farms 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 Amberleigh Farms:
- 38.494567, -76.868859
- 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 Amberleigh Farms
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Amberleigh Farms is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary'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 Amberleigh Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amberleigh Farms ...
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.
- Arborview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Clarks Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Ellenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Grosstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Hunters Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Independence Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Kings Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Grant is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Mariellen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rogers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Serenity Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Amberleigh Farms 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 Amberleigh Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amberleigh Farms and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Amberleigh Farms to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Amberleigh Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Amberleigh Farms 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 Amberleigh Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4946, Longitude: -76.8689 In this case, the coordinates for Amberleigh Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.816 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.293 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.799 degrees. |
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