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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 Gum Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Landing 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 Gum Landing:
- 38.140185, -76.414512
- 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 Gum Landing
- 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 Gum Landing is near Westmoreland County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Gum Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Landing ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Cedar Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
- Dutchmans Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
- Elms Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elms Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms Beach
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Hays Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Beach
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Leachburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
- Park Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines
- Piney Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Jutland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland
How Far From Gum Landing 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 Gum Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gum Landing and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Landing 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 58 miles [93.3 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Landing) 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 Gum Landing 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 Gum Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1402, Longitude: -76.4145 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.748 degrees. |
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