Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bryantown 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 Bryantown Estates:
  • 38.545121, -76.804690
  • 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 Bryantown 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Bryantown Estates is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Bryantown Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryantown 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.

• Arborview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Arborview is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
• Breezy Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
• Hickory Thicket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
• Hughesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hughesville is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <1>
• Hunters Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
• Independence Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Independence Village is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
• Karen Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
• Masons
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Masons is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Ridgeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridgeview is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Serenity Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Brothers
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Three Brothers is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bryantown Estates and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bryantown Estates to La Plata, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'