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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 Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annapolis Junction 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 Annapolis Junction:
- 39.115011, -76.777317
- 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 Junction
- 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 Junction is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annapolis Junction ...
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.
- Admiral ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Admiral is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Howard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mission Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Provinces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- River Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Sandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stillmeadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
How Far From Annapolis Junction 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 Annapolis Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Annapolis Junction and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Annapolis Junction to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annapolis Junction) 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 Annapolis Junction 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 Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1150, Longitude: -76.7773 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.52 degrees. |
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