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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 Dory Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dory Court 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 Dory Court:
- 38.662341, -76.540789
- 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 Dory Court
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Dory Court is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's 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 Prince George's 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 Dory Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dory Court ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Breezy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Burnt Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holiday Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Locust Grove Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
- Marion Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paris Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Peach Blossom Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Persimmon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Plum Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Sam Owings Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tobacco Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Willow Beach Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Dory Court 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 Dory Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dory Court and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Dory Court 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Dory Court) 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 Dory Court 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 Dory Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6623, Longitude: -76.5408 In this case, the coordinates for Dory Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.613 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.598 degrees. |
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