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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 Birch Hanger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birch Hanger 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 Birch Hanger:
- 38.411236, -76.767189
- 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 Birch Hanger
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Birch Hanger is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Birch Hanger
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Hanger ...
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.
- Big Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Bull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Burning Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Cellar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chickasaw Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Coffee Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
- Gravelly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Helen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Hurry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Loveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
- Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Summerseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
How Far From Birch Hanger 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 Birch Hanger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birch Hanger and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Hanger to Leonardtown, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 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' (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- Birch Hanger) 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 Birch Hanger 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 Birch Hanger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4112, Longitude: -76.7672 In this case, the coordinates for Birch Hanger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.762 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.789 degrees. |
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