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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 Towne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvert Towne 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 Towne:
- 38.530678, -76.576068
- 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 Towne
- 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 Calvert Towne 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 Calvert Towne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvert Towne ...
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 Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cypress Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
- Dares ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Follywoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Lord Cecil Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prince Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Quiet Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Scientists Cliffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scientists Cliffs is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scientists Cliffs
- Turkey Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Valley Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
How Far From Calvert Towne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Towne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Calvert Towne and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Calvert Towne 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 35 miles [56.3 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 about two full days 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 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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- Calvert Towne) 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 Calvert Towne 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 Towne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5307, Longitude: -76.5761 In this case, the coordinates for Calvert Towne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.664 degrees. |
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