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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 Dunkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk:
- 38.721734, -76.660669
- 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 Dunkirk
- 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 Dunkirk is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Dunkirk
Communities Also Named Dunkirk ...
We found nine communities that are also named Dunkirk.
Within Maryland, the name Dunkirk is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Cass County
- This Dunkirk is located in Cass County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Dunkirk.
- Jay County
- This Dunkirk is located in Jay County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Dunkirk.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Dunkirk is located in Crawford County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dunkirk.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Dunkirk is located in Washington County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dunkirk.
- Montana
- Toole County
- This Dunkirk is located in Toole County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Dunkirk.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Dunkirk.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Dunkirk is located in Hardin County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Dunkirk.
- Saskatchewan
- This Dunkirk lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Dunkirk is located in Dane County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Dunkirk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunkirk ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Barefoot Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Camelback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Cedar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Darnall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
- Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxchase is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
- Halls Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Jewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lord Calvert Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadow Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Mill Seat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Persimmon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tall Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Woodlawn Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodside View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
How Far From Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunkirk and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunkirk to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7217, Longitude: -76.6607 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees. |
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