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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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhaven-on-the-Bay 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay:
- 38.751784, -76.556069
- 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Fairhaven-on-the-Bay is near Calvert County and also Prince George's 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 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhaven-on-the-Bay ...
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.
- Baywalker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Burnt Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Fairhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Jewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Lofty Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
- Marion Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Masons Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Masons Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Beach
- Mimosa Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mimosa Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Cove
- Nutwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Queen Anne Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
- Rest Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sam Owings Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Spyglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spyglass is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass
- Swans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
- Tabernacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tall Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Tiffany Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tiffany Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Tracys Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Woodside View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
- Wuthering Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights
How Far From Fairhaven-on-the-Bay 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairhaven-on-the-Bay and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairhaven-on-the-Bay to Annapolis, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhaven-on-the-Bay) 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay 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 Fairhaven-on-the-Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7518, Longitude: -76.5561 In this case, the coordinates for Fairhaven-on-the-Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.57 degrees. |
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