Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Calverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calverton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calverton
- 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 Calverton:
- 39.289551, -76.660247
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Calverton
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Calverton ...
We found five communities that share the name Calverton.
There are three communities within Maryland that are also named Calverton.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calverton ...
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Charles Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Dickeyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
- English Consul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Consul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
- English Consul is located in Baltimore City
- Euclid Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fells Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
- Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Howard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Baltimore City
- Monumental
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monumental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
- Monumental is located in Baltimore County
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Relay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Spring Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
- Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
- Television Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Television Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Television Hill
- Television Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Violetville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Park
How Far From Calverton 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 Calverton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calverton and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Calverton to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Calverton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2896, Longitude: -76.6602 In this case, the coordinates for Calverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Calverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.641 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.402 degrees. |