|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bushy Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bushy Park Estates 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 Bushy Park Estates:
- 39.313993, -77.055257
- 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 Bushy Park 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Bushy Park Estates is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Bushy Park Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bushy Park 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.
- Cooksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Daisy Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Florence Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hoods Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Jaycox
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jaycox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
- Justifiable
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Justifiable is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
- Lisbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Millys Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millys Delight is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rover is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Twin Maples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Maples is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
How Far From Bushy Park 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 Bushy Park 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 Bushy Park Estates and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bushy Park Estates to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south (S). 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 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bushy Park Estates) 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 Bushy Park Estates 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 Bushy Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3140, Longitude: -77.0553 In this case, the coordinates for Bushy Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.56 degrees. |
|
|