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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 Cellar Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cellar Hill 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 Cellar Hill:
- 38.456235, -76.674406
- 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 Cellar Hill
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Cellar Hill is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Cellar Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cellar Hill ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Big Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Burning Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Cedar Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Emerald Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Follywoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Golden Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Harbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hidden River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Horse Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Huntersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maxwell Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Queen Tree Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
- Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Summerseat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
- Summerseat Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Widow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
- Williams Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
How Far From Cellar Hill 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 Cellar Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cellar Hill and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cellar Hill to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cellar Hill) 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 Cellar Hill 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 Cellar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4562, Longitude: -76.6744 In this case, the coordinates for Cellar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees. |
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