Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Croom:
  • 38.752799, -76.763815
  • 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 Croom

• 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Since Croom is near Anne Arundel County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Croom

Communities Also Named Croom ...

We found one communities that are also named Croom.

Within Maryland, the name Croom is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hernando County
    • This Croom is located in Hernando County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Croom that is located in Prince George's County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Croom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Croom ...

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.

• Fairgreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
• Green Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
• Hollaway Estates
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
• Iron Pot Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
• Land Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
• Leon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Maryvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
• Queensland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
• Sunrise Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
• Windy Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
• Woodyard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

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

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

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Croom to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'