Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Double Oak Estates:
  • 38.546788, -76.531899
  • 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 Double Oak Estates

• 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 Double Oak Estates is near Charles County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Double Oak Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Oak Estates ...

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.

• Central Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Central Village is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
• Dares ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dares is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
• Dares Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
• Deer Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
• Governor Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Governor Run is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
• Heather Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
• Prince Frederick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Prince Frederick is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Frederick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince Frederick <1>
• Queensberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Queensberry is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
• Rose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Rosewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Scientists Cliffs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scientists Cliffs is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scientists Cliffs
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Turkey Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge

How Far From Double Oak Estates 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 Double Oak Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Double Oak Estates and extending to:

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the West.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Double Oak Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'