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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 Bodkin Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bodkin Plains 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 Bodkin Plains:
    • 39.111221, -76.481906
    • 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 Bodkin Plains
  • 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 Bodkin Plains is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Bodkin Plains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bodkin Plains ...

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.

  • Chase Wood Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
  • Eagle Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
  • Fairhaven Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
  • Green Gables
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
  • Herons Watch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
  • Hickory Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Hunters Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
  • Indian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Jacobsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Lake Shore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Long Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Paradise Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pine Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Poplar Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
    • Riding Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
    • Rock Creek Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
    • Rock Creek Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
    • Rockview Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
    • Sanders Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Tree Tops
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops

How Far From Bodkin Plains 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 Bodkin Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bodkin Plains and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bodkin Plains to Annapolis, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bodkin Plains) 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 Bodkin Plains 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 Bodkin Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1112, Longitude: -76.4819       In this case, the coordinates for Bodkin Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.548 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.084 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees.