Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Breezy Knoll Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezy Knoll Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Breezy Knoll Estates

• 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 Breezy Knoll Estates:
  • 38.660674, -76.634961
  • 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 Breezy Knoll Estates

• 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Since Breezy Knoll Estates is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Breezy Knoll Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breezy Knoll Estates ...

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.

• Camelback
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Camelback is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
• Foxchase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Kings Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Lord Calvert Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
• Meadow Run Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
• Mill Seat
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• Persimmon Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
• Sandy Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shady Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Smoky
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Smoky is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
  • Stone Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
  • Tuckers Reach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Breezy Knoll Estates 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 Breezy Knoll Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Breezy Knoll Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'