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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 Crofton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crofton Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crofton Park:
    • 39.002055, -76.690800
    • 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 Crofton Park
  • 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 Crofton Park is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Crofton Park

Communities Also Named Crofton Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Crofton Park.

Within Maryland, the name Crofton Park is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Crofton Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Broomfield County
      • This Crofton Park is located in Broomfield County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crofton Park that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broomfield County community of Crofton Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crofton Park ...

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.

  • Bowie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Brandy Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Charing Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Colony Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
  • Eagles Passages
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Gravely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Heather Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Hermitage Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Mallet Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
  • Maple Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mistwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
    • Pigeon House Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
    • Piney Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
    • Rutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Saddle Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
    • Spring Fields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Stonegate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village

How Far From Crofton Park 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 Crofton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crofton Park and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crofton Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crofton Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Crofton Park 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 Crofton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0021, Longitude: -76.6908       In this case, the coordinates for Crofton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.679 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.528 degrees.