Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hunt Club Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunt Club Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hunt Club Estates
- 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 Hunt Club Estates:
- 38.650673, -76.933862
- 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 Hunt Club Estates
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Hunt Club Estates is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Hunt Club Estates ...
We found one communities that share the name Hunt Club Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Hunt Club Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Howard County
- This Hunt Club Estates is located in Howard County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hunt Club Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hunt Club Estates.
- Howard County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunt Club Estates ...
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.
- Beantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Berry
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cedar Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Constitution Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constitution Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
- Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Deerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Holly Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
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- Lynnbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Pleasant Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Sharperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Springhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Lynnbrook
How Far From Hunt Club Estates 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 community such as Hunt Club Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunt Club Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunt Club Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunt Club Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunt Club Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunt Club Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6507, Longitude: -76.9339 In this case, the coordinates for Hunt Club Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hunt Club Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.844 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.766 degrees. |