Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grosstown:
  • 38.506511, -76.871636
  • 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 Grosstown

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Grosstown is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Grosstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grosstown ...

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.

• Arborview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Arborview is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
• Clarks Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Run is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Dentsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dentsville is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
• Ellenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ellenwood is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
• Hunters Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
• Independence Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Independence Village is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
• Kings Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Grant is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Mariellen Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
• Ridgeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgeview is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rogers Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
• Serenity Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
• Stilltown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stilltown is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Grosstown 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 Grosstown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grosstown and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Grosstown to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'