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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 Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annapolis Roads 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 Roads:
- 38.951224, -76.474959
- 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 Roads
- 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 Roads is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot 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 Talbot 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 Roads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annapolis Roads ...
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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Captains Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
- Ferry Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
- Fishing Creek Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
- Harness Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
- Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunt Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
- Keys Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
- Kitty Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
- Knightsbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mariners Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Market Quay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
- Oyster Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
- Painters Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Walnut Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
- Watergate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watergate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate
- Watergate Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
How Far From Annapolis Roads 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 Roads 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 Roads and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- 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 Roads 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Annapolis Roads) 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 Roads 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 Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9512, Longitude: -76.4750 In this case, the coordinates for Annapolis Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.555 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.458 degrees. |
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