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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 Caernarvon Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caernarvon 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 Caernarvon Woods:
- 38.545676, -77.029697
- 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 Caernarvon 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Caernarvon Woods is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Caernarvon Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caernarvon 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kent Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Lyons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Marshalls Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pheasant Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Port Tobacco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quailwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rosewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Turkey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Willow Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
How Far From Caernarvon Woods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Caernarvon Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Caernarvon Woods and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Caernarvon 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of 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 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caernarvon Woods) 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 Caernarvon 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 Caernarvon Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5457, Longitude: -77.0297 In this case, the coordinates for Caernarvon Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.846 degrees. |
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