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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 Calvert Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvert Hills 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 Calvert Hills:
- 38.974833, -76.935530
- 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 Calvert Hills
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Calvert Hills is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Calvert Hills
Communities Also Named Calvert Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Calvert Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Calvert Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Calvert Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Calvert Hills is located in Blair County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Calvert Hills that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Calvert Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvert Hills ...
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.
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Daniels Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Ducat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenbelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillandale Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Michigan Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Radiant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tuxedo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- University Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Calvert Hills 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 Calvert Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calvert Hills and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calvert Hills to Upper Marlboro, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southwest (SW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvert Hills) 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 Calvert Hills 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 Calvert Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9748, Longitude: -76.9355 In this case, the coordinates for Calvert Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.825 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.642 degrees. |
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