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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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buena Vista on the Patuxent and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buena Vista on the Patuxent
- 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent:
- 38.527066, -76.649683
- 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent
- 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent is near Charles County and also Prince George's 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 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buena Vista on the Patuxent ...
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.
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedarhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Fiddlers Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Follywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Golden Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Maxwell Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Potts Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Prince Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quiet Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Valley Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Wild Goose Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Buena Vista on the Patuxent 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buena Vista on the Patuxent and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Buena Vista on the Patuxent to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Buena Vista on the Patuxent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent 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 Buena Vista on the Patuxent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5271, Longitude: -76.6497 In this case, the coordinates for Buena Vista on the Patuxent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.15 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.696 degrees. |
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