|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
- 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point:
- 38.346110, -76.41806
- 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
- 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Carol Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carol Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Cove View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
- Drum Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Light Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
- Hoopers Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- River View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Seashore Beach
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Town Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Trueman Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
How Far From Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point 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 five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point) 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.562 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees. |
|
|