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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 Carol Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carol Court 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 Carol Court:
- 38.367346, -76.438562
- 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 Carol Court
- 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 Carol Court is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Carol Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carol Court ...
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.
- Appeal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Cove View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Driftwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
- Drum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Light Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
- Hoopers Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seashore Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
- Spring Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Trueman Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
How Far From Carol Court 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 Carol Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carol Court and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carol Court to Prince Frederick, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 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 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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- Carol Court) 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 Carol Court 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 Carol Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3673, Longitude: -76.4386 In this case, the coordinates for Carol Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees. |
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