Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coffee Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffee Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coffee Hill

• 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 Coffee Hill:
  • 38.392070, -76.825524
  • 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 Coffee 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 Coffee Hill is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Coffee Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffee 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.

• Allens Fresh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
• Anchorage Anchors
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
• Birch Hanger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
• Bull Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Burning Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
• Gravelly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
• Helen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Hurry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
• Indiantown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Longview Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <1>
• Mount Victoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
• Redgate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
• Stilltown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stilltown is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown

How Far From Coffee Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coffee 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 Coffee Hill and extending to:

• Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coffee Hill to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full 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 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'