Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Colchester on the Severn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colchester on the Severn and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Colchester on the Severn

• 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 Colchester on the Severn:
  • 39.072888, -76.571908
  • 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 Colchester on the Severn

• 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 Colchester on the Severn is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Colchester on the Severn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colchester on the Severn ...

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.

• Captains Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
• Chartwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
• Cool Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
• Crystal Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Cypress Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Fair Winds
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
• Fairoaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Foxhollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Frost
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Harbor Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
• Herald Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
• Hillendale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
• Continue List   (21 more) ...
  • Holly Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
  • Indian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Jennings
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jones
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Longmeadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Maceys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
  • Oak Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
  • Pack Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Rivendell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
  • Round Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
  • Royal Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
  • Smugglers Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
  • Stewarts Purchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
  • Sunrise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Sunset Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
  • Tall Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Trinity Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
  • Valentine Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek

How Far From Colchester on the Severn 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 Colchester on the Severn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Colchester on the Severn and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Colchester on the Severn to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'