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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 Autumn Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumn Estates 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 Autumn Estates:
- 38.702896, -76.562457
- 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 Autumn Estates
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Autumn Estates is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Autumn Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumn Estates ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Burnt Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Marion Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Persimmon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Queen Anne Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sam Owings Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Summer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sycamore Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
How Far From Autumn Estates 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 Autumn Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Autumn Estates and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Autumn Estates to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 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' (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- Autumn Estates) 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 Autumn Estates 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 Autumn Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7029, Longitude: -76.5625 In this case, the coordinates for Autumn Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.591 degrees. |
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