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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 Hammond Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammond Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hammond Park:
    • 39.076220, -76.688023
    • 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 Hammond Park
  • 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 Hammond Park is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Hammond Park

Communities Also Named Hammond Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Hammond Park.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Hammond Park.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hammond Park in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Howard County
      • This Hammond Park is located in Howard County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hammond Park that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hammond Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Hammond Park is located in Fulton County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hammond Park that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Hammond Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammond Park ...

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.

  • Admiral ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Admiral is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
  • Brandy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Chase Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
  • Colony Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
  • Hidden Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Kings Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
  • Kings Ransom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
  • Lions Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
  • Mallet Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
  • Maple Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Mistwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
  • Piney Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Spring Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Stillmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
    • Stoney Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hammond Park and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hammond Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hammond Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hammond Park 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 Hammond Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0762, Longitude: -76.6880       In this case, the coordinates for Hammond Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.219 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.498 degrees.