Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avon Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avon Crest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avon Crest
- 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 Avon Crest:
- 38.586786, -77.010253
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Avon Crest
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Avon Crest is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avon Crest ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Lyons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Marshalls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Pheasant Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <2>
- Pomonkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Quailwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Willow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Rosewick
How Far From Avon Crest 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 Avon Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Avon Crest and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Avon Crest to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avon Crest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avon Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5868, Longitude: -77.0103 In this case, the coordinates for Avon Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Avon Crest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.395 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.822 degrees. |