Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bladen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bladen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bladen
- 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 Bladen:
- 38.997333, -76.639688
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bladen
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Bladen is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bladen ...
We found four communities that share the name Bladen.
Within Maryland, the name Bladen is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bladen ...
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.
- Bon Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Brandy Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
- Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Charing Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cranberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
- Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Crownsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownsville
- Crownsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crownsville <3>
- Eagles Passages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Passages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
- Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
- Gravely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Harbor Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Harbor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
- Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Heritage Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
- Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
- Hermitage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
- Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Hidden Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
- Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Honeysuckle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
- Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Pigeon House Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon House Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
- Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rutland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Saddle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
- Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Spring Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
- Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stonegate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Tall Timbers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
- Twin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
- Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Hidden Cove
How Far From Bladen 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 Bladen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bladen and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bladen to White House, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bladen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bladen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bladen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9973, Longitude: -76.6397 In this case, the coordinates for Bladen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bladen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.509 degrees. |