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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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesapeake Ranch Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Chesapeake Ranch Estates
  • 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:
    • 38.346235, -76.417728
    • 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
  • 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 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesapeake Ranch Estates ...

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 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates 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 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chesapeake Ranch Estates) 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 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3462, Longitude: -76.4177       In this case, the coordinates for Chesapeake Ranch Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.562 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.981 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees.