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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 Ireland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ireland 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 Ireland Estates:
    • 38.665397, -76.584403
    • 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 Ireland 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 Ireland Estates is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Ireland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ireland 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.

  • Annie Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
  • Barefoot Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
  • Camelback
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Camelback is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
  • Christiana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Christiana is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
  • Dory Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dory Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holiday Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
  • Huntingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Line Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
  • Locust Grove Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
  • Lord Calvert Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Marion Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
    • Meadow Run Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
    • Mill Seat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
    • Mount Harmony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
    • Paris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
    • Paris Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
    • Paris Poplars
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
    • Persimmon Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
    • Poplars
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Poplars is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
    • Ridgeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Sam Owings Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
    • Sandy Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Sherbert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sherbert is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Smoky
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Smoky is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
    • Stone Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
    • Summer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Sunrise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Trails
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Trails is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
    • Tranquility
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Tuckers Reach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Ireland 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 Ireland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ireland Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ireland Estates) 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 Ireland 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 Ireland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6654, Longitude: -76.5844       In this case, the coordinates for Ireland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.118 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.615 degrees.