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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 Back Bay Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Back Bay Beach 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 Back Bay Beach:
- 38.831504, -76.535236
- 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 Back Bay Beach
- 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 Back Bay Beach is near Calvert County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Back Bay Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Back Bay Beach ...
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 northwest)
- Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
- Chapel Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
- Cherry Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Felicity Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northwest)
- 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
- Mimosa Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mimosa Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Cove
- Rest Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- 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 northeast)
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spyglass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Tabernacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- 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
- Traceys Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
How Far From Back Bay Beach 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 Back Bay Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Back Bay Beach and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Back Bay Beach 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 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 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Back Bay Beach) 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 Back Bay Beach 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 Back Bay Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8315, Longitude: -76.5352 In this case, the coordinates for Back Bay Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.599 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.098 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.53 degrees. |
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