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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 Honeysuckle Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeysuckle Ridge 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 Honeysuckle Ridge:
    • 39.014000, -76.578853
    • 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 Honeysuckle Ridge
  • 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 Honeysuckle Ridge is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne'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 Honeysuckle Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeysuckle Ridge ...

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.

  • Bon Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Cranberry Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Downs on the Severn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Dreams Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Eagles Passages
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Ginger Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Harbor Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Harbor Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Harbour Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harbour Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Glen
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Herald Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
    • Heritage Harbour
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
    • Hickory Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hidden Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
    • Jones
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Joyce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Joyce is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
    • Lark Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lark Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Hill
    • Lincoln Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Little John
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
    • Maid Marion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
    • Mariners Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Oak Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Parole
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Ravenshead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Robin Hood Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Robin Hood Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Hill
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Spring Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Sunrise Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Twin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Valentine Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Honeysuckle Ridge and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Honeysuckle Ridge to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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- Honeysuckle Ridge) 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 Honeysuckle Ridge 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 Honeysuckle Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0140, Longitude: -76.5789       In this case, the coordinates for Honeysuckle Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.612 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.141 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.476 degrees.