Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Elms Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elms Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elms Beach

• 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 Elms Beach:
  • 38.191236, -76.362726
  • 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 Elms 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 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 Elms Beach is near Calvert County and also Dorchester 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 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 Elms Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elms 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.

• Ancient Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Cedar Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Dutchmans Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
• Evergreen Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Forest Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gum Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
• Hermanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Hunting Neck Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
• Laurel Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
• Leachburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
• Park Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines
• Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge <1>
• Upper Jutland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland

How Far From Elms Beach 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 Elms 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 Elms Beach and extending to:

• Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elms Beach to Leonardtown, 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 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'