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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 Cape May Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape May Beach 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 Cape May Beach:
- 39.302608, -76.417738
- 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 Cape May Beach
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Cape May Beach is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Cape May Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape May Beach ...
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.
- Airport Beach ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Breezy Point Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breezy Point Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point Beach
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Dundee Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Eagle Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Goldentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Hartland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Holly Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Beach
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Island View Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
- Maple Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Marys Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
- Middlesex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Porters Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
- Rockaway Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Sue Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
- Turkey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Wildwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Cape May Beach 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 Cape May Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cape May Beach and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape May Beach to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cape May Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cape May Beach 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 Cape May Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3026, Longitude: -76.4177 In this case, the coordinates for Cape May Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.497 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.294 degrees. |
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