Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Avalon Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avalon Shores and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Avalon Shores

• 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 Avalon Shores:
  • 38.837615, -76.517736
  • 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 Avalon Shores

• 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 Avalon Shores is near Queen Anne's County and also Calvert 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 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 Avalon Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avalon Shores ...

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.

• Bahama View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
• Chalk Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
• Cherry Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
• Felicity Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Felicity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity Cove
• Galesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Galesville is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesville <1>
• Holly Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• Shady Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Shady Side
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Side is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Side <1>
• Snug Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Spyglass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spyglass is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass
• Swans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Swans is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
• Tiffany Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tiffany Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods

How Far From Avalon Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avalon Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avalon Shores and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Avalon Shores to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). 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 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 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>'