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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 Fenwick Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick Manor 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 Fenwick Manor:
- 38.353736, -76.560790
- 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 Fenwick Manor
- 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 Fenwick Manor 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 Fenwick Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick Manor ...
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.
- Burnt Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drumcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Holly Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Haven is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hoopers Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Laceys Venture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Land-O-Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Middle Earth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
- Queen Tree Landing
(5 miles [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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scotch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Spring Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tintop Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
- Trueman Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Fenwick Manor 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 Fenwick Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fenwick Manor and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenwick Manor) 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 Fenwick Manor 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 Fenwick Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3537, Longitude: -76.5608 In this case, the coordinates for Fenwick Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.726 degrees. |
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