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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.
- 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:
- 38.591510, -76.542456
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Hunt Valley Estates is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hunt Valley Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hunt Valley Estates that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel 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.
- Biglanes Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Breezy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dares ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Holiday Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Line Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lord Cecil Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Peach Blossom Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Ravenshead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sherbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Willow Beach Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Hunt Valley Estates 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 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:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Hunt Valley Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 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 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: 38.5915, Longitude: -76.5425 In this case, the coordinates for Hunt Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.619 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.626 degrees. |
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