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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 Blandford Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blandford Village 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 Blandford Village:
- 38.717616, -76.890250
- 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 Blandford Village
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Blandford Village is near Charles County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Blandford Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blandford Village ...
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.
- Ashbox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fairgreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hollaway Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holly Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Jenkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Lynnbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Pleasant Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Sharperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Springhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Thrift
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Woodyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Blandford Village 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 Blandford Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blandford Village and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blandford Village to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blandford Village) 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 Blandford Village 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 Blandford Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7176, Longitude: -76.8902 In this case, the coordinates for Blandford Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.815 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees. |
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