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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 Annapolis Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annapolis Ferry 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 Annapolis Ferry:
    • 38.989001, -76.481627
    • 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 Annapolis Ferry
  • 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 Annapolis Ferry is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's 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 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 Annapolis Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annapolis Ferry ...

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.

  • Captains Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
  • Captains Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
  • Cedarwood Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
  • Dreams Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Ferry Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
  • Forest Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Great Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hidden Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Indian Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Knightsbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lands End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
    • Lincoln Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Mariners Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Mariners Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
    • Market Quay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
    • Martins Cove Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
    • Painters Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Parole
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Pleasant Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
    • Round View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
    • Timber Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Watergate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
    • Whispering Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Annapolis Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Annapolis Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Annapolis Ferry and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Annapolis Ferry to White House, with an average speed<2> 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annapolis Ferry) 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 Annapolis Ferry 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 Annapolis Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9890, Longitude: -76.4816       In this case, the coordinates for Annapolis Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.557 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.075 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.445 degrees.