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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 Aquasco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aquasco 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 Aquasco:
- 38.585328, -76.724950
- 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 Aquasco
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Aquasco is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Aquasco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquasco ...
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.
- Cedarhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Eagle Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Fiddlers Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Fox Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Den is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Green Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hickory Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Holland Glenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
- Hughesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Malcolm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Maxwell Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- New Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Poplar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Potts Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Three Brothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Wild Goose Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Aquasco 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 Aquasco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aquasco and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Aquasco to Upper Marlboro, 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aquasco) 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 Aquasco 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 Aquasco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5853, Longitude: -76.7250 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.704 degrees. |
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