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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 Hunt Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunt Valley Estates 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 Hunt Valley Estates:
    • 38.853448, -76.626074
    • 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 Hunt Valley 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Hunt Valley Estates is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 Hunt Valley Estates

Communities Also Named Hunt Valley Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Hunt Valley Estates.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Hunt Valley Estates.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Hunt Valley Estates is located in Calvert County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hunt Valley Estates that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunt Valley Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunt Valley 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.

  • Bahama View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
  • Birdsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Chalk Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
  • Chapel Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
  • Darnall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Fox Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Friends Choice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
  • Galesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hills Landing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
  • Holly Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
  • Hunt Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kings Retreat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Merrywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Mill Swamp
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Swamp is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
    • Rustic Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
    • Shady Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Traceys Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows

How Far From Hunt Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley Estates and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunt Valley Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hunt Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Valley Estates 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 Hunt Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8534, Longitude: -76.6261       In this case, the coordinates for Hunt Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.651 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.16 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.559 degrees.