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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 Ashbox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashbox 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 Ashbox:
- 38.671229, -76.796913
- 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 Ashbox
- 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 Ashbox 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 Ashbox
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashbox ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Cedarville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fairgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hickory Thicket
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Hollaway Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Holly Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Horsehead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Land Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
- Lynnbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Malcolm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pleasant Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Springhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Sunrise Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Three Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Windy Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
How Far From Ashbox 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 Ashbox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ashbox and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ashbox to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ashbox) 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 Ashbox 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 Ashbox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6712, Longitude: -76.7969 In this case, the coordinates for Ashbox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.763 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.26 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.701 degrees. |
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