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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 Coltons Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coltons Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Coltons Point:
- 38.224574, -76.753299
- 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 Coltons 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 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 Coltons Point is near Westmoreland County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Coltons Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coltons 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.
- Avenue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longview Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Milestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pawpaw Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Rock Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Sandyland Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
- Society Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Yellow Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
How Far From Coltons 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 Coltons 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 Coltons Point and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Coltons Point to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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- Coltons 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 Coltons Point 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 Coltons Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2246, Longitude: -76.7533 In this case, the coordinates for Coltons Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.854 degrees. |
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