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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 Drumcliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drumcliff 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 Drumcliff:
- 38.390124, -76.569679
- 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 Drumcliff
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Drumcliff is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Drumcliff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drumcliff ...
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.
- Another Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Battle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Burnt Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Cove View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Emerald Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Forest Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Glade is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
- Halls Hacienda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Hacienda is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hacienda
- Harbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Home Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Horse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Land-O-Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Middle Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Mutual Consent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Nostalgia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nostalgia is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nostalgia
- Planters Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
- Queen Tree Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scotch Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Spring Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Summerseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
- Summerseat Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Tintop Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Trueman Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
- Widow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Williams Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
How Far From Drumcliff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drumcliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Drumcliff and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Drumcliff to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drumcliff) 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 Drumcliff 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 Drumcliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3901, Longitude: -76.5697 In this case, the coordinates for Drumcliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.648 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees. |
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