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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 Biglanes Choice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biglanes Choice 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 Biglanes Choice:
- 38.599843, -76.566346
- 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 Biglanes Choice
- 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 Biglanes Choice 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 Biglanes Choice
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biglanes Choice ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dares ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Holiday Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Lord Cecil Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Peach Blossom Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Plum Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Quiet Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Ravenshead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sherbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Willow Beach Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Biglanes Choice to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Biglanes Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Biglanes Choice and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Biglanes Choice to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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- Biglanes Choice) 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 Biglanes Choice 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 Biglanes Choice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5998, Longitude: -76.5663 In this case, the coordinates for Biglanes Choice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.633 degrees. |
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