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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 Cooksey Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooksey Knolls 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 Cooksey Knolls:
- 38.467901, -76.904138
- 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 Cooksey Knolls
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Cooksey Knolls is near Saint Mary's County and also King George 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 King George 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 Cooksey Knolls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooksey Knolls ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Clarks Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Ellenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Grosstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Independence Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Kent Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Kings Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Grant is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Mariellen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Rogers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Serenity Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Cooksey Knolls 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 Cooksey Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cooksey Knolls and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Cooksey Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooksey Knolls) 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 Cooksey Knolls 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 Cooksey Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4679, Longitude: -76.9041 In this case, the coordinates for Cooksey Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.838 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.824 degrees. |
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