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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 Bowling Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowling Landing 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 Bowling Landing:
- 38.684840, -76.701632
- 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 Bowling Landing
- 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 Bowling Landing is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Bowling Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowling Landing ...
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 west)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Bald Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Camelback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Cedar Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Fox Den
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Den is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Foxchase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Halls Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Holland Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
- Horsehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kings Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Land Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
- Lord Calvert Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Meadow Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Mill Seat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Persimmon Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Shady Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Smoky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
- Stone Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
- Sunrise Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Sycamore Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tuckers Reach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Woodlawn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
How Far From Bowling Landing 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 Bowling Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bowling Landing and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowling Landing 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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- Bowling Landing) 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 Bowling Landing 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 Bowling Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6848, Longitude: -76.7016 In this case, the coordinates for Bowling Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.706 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.197 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.656 degrees. |
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