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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 Driftwood Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driftwood Beach 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 Driftwood Beach:
- 38.350401, -76.398283
- 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 Driftwood Beach
- 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 Driftwood Beach is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Driftwood Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Driftwood Beach ...
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.
- Appeal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Carol Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carol Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Cove View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Light Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
- Hoopers Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seashore Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
- Spring Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Trueman Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
How Far From Driftwood Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Driftwood Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Driftwood Beach and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Driftwood Beach to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Driftwood Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Driftwood Beach 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 Driftwood Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3504, Longitude: -76.3983 In this case, the coordinates for Driftwood Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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