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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 Breton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breton Woods 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 Breton Woods:
- 38.283461, -76.664129
- 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 Breton Woods
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Breton Woods is near Charles County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Breton Woods
Communities Also Named Breton Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Breton Woods.
Within Maryland, the name Breton Woods is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Breton Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Breton Woods is located in Ocean County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Breton Woods that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Breton Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breton Woods ...
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.
- Burnt Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Buzzard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Leonardtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pawpaw Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Sandyland Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
- Society Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tintop Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Wilderness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Breton Woods 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 Breton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Breton Woods and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Breton Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Breton Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Breton Woods 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 Breton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2835, Longitude: -76.6641 In this case, the coordinates for Breton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.795 degrees. |
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