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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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay
- 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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay:
- 38.801505, -76.514679
- 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 Franklin Manor-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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay is near Calvert County and also Talbot 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 Talbot 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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Manor-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.
- Bahama View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
- Baywalker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Chalk Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
- Cherry Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Felicity Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Felicity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity Cove
- Galesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
- Lofty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
- Masons Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Beach
- Mimosa Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mimosa Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Cove
- Nutwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
- Rest Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Spyglass
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spyglass is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass
- Swans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
- Tabernacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tiffany Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tiffany Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
How Far From Franklin Manor-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 Franklin Manor-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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 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 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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- Franklin Manor-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 Franklin Manor-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 Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8015, Longitude: -76.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.533 degrees. |
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