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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 Baie Holm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baie Holm and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Baie Holm:
    • 38.848171, -76.367176
    • 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 Baie Holm
  • 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Since Baie Holm is near Talbot County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Baie Holm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baie Holm ...

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.

  • Crescendo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescendo is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescendo
  • Crosswinds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crosswinds is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
  • Felicity Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Felicity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity Cove
  • Harper ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harper is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Island View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Island View is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kent Point Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kent Point Farm is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Farm
  • Kent Point Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kent Point Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Manor
  • Kent Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kent Timbers is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Timbers
  • Kentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kentwood is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Mallard Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Nutcracker Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
  • Paradise Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Island is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Island
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Porters Pride
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
    • Romancoke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Romancoke is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • Shipping Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shipping Creek is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipping Creek
    • Snug Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Baie Holm 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 Baie Holm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baie Holm and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baie Holm to Centreville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 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- Baie Holm) 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 Baie Holm 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 Baie Holm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8482, Longitude: -76.3672       In this case, the coordinates for Baie Holm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.499 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.987 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.453 degrees.