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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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chrisland At Annapolis Cove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Chrisland At Annapolis Cove
  • 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove:
    • 38.937891, -76.472459
    • 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Chrisland At Annapolis Cove is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chrisland At Annapolis Cove ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Fishing Creek Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
  • Harness Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
  • Hunt Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
  • Keys Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
  • Kitty Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
  • Knightsbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
  • Lands End
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Mariners Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
  • Oyster Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
  • Painters Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
  • Timber Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Turkey Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turkey Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
    • Walnut Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
    • Watergate
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Watergate is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate
    • Watergate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village

How Far From Chrisland At Annapolis Cove 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chrisland At Annapolis Cove and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Chrisland At Annapolis Cove to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chrisland At Annapolis Cove) 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove 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 Chrisland At Annapolis Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9379, Longitude: -76.4725       In this case, the coordinates for Chrisland At Annapolis Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.555 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.064 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.462 degrees.