Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Beach
- 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 Highland Beach:
- 38.931342, -76.466213
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highland Beach
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Highland Beach is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highland Beach ...
We found seven communities that share the name Highland Beach.
Within Maryland, the name Highland Beach is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Highland Beach is located in Palm Beach County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Highland Beach.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Highland Beach [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Highland Beach is located in Cayuga County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north of the Highland Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Highland Beach.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Highland Beach [Oklahoma County].
- Ontario
- This Highland Beach lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Highland Beach is located in Kent County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Highland Beach.
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Highland Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Highland Beach.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Beach ...
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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fishing Creek Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing Creek Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
- Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Harness Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harness Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
- Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Hunt Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
- Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Keys Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Kitty Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
- Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mariners Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Oyster Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
- Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timber Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Turkey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Turkey Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Walnut Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
- Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
- Watergate
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Watergate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watergate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
How Far From Highland Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Highland Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Beach and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Highland Beach to White House, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9313, Longitude: -76.4662 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Highland Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Highland Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.06 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.462 degrees. |