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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Bess-Mar Estates.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bess-Mar Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bess-Mar 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 Bess-Mar Estates:
- 38.604009, -76.575235<1>
- 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 Bess-Mar 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 Bess-Mar Estates is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Bess-Mar Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bess-Mar 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.
- Biglanes Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Biglanes Choice is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Knolls is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hills is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Line Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Line Ridge is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Lord Cecil Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lord Cecil Woods is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Peach Blossom Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peach Blossom Farm is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Queensberry is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Ravenshead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenshead is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sherbert
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherbert is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tobacco Woods is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tranquility is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is also located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Bess-Mar 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 included the distance from a community such as Bess-Mar Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bess-Mar Estates and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bess-Mar Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Bess-Mar Estates:
Decimal: 38.60400, -76.575235
DDMMSS: 38° 36' 14", -76° 34' 30" |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bess-Mar Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bess-Mar 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 Bess-Mar Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6040, Longitude: -76.5752 In this case, the coordinates for Bess-Mar Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.635 degrees. |
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