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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 Bluff Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bluff Point:
    • 39.075666, -76.575520
    • 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 Bluff Point
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Bluff Point is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Bluff Point

Communities Also Named Bluff Point ...

We found four communities that are also named Bluff Point.

Within Maryland, the name Bluff Point is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Jay County
      • This Bluff Point is located in Jay County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bluff Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Bluff Point.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bluff Point [Clinton County].
      • Yates County
      • This Bluff Point is located in Yates County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north of the Bluff Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Bluff Point.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bluff Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff Point ...

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.

  • Captains Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Cool Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Cypress Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Fair Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Fairoaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Foxhollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Harbor Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Herald Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
  • Hillendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Jennings
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Longmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Maceys Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Oak Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
    • Pack Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivendell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Round Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
    • Royal Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
    • Smugglers Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Sunrise Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Trinity Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
    • Valentine Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek

How Far From Bluff Point 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 Bluff Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluff Point and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Point to White House, 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bluff Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bluff Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Bluff Point 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 Bluff Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0757, Longitude: -76.5755       In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.606 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.451 degrees.