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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 Ironsides, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironsides 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 Ironsides:
- 38.491788, -77.159700
- 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 Ironsides
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Ironsides is near Prince William County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Ironsides
Communities Also Named Ironsides ...
We found four communities that are also named Ironsides.
Within Maryland, the name Ironsides is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Ironsides is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ironsides that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Ironsides.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Ironsides is located in Onondaga County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ironsides that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Ironsides.
- Ontario
- This Ironsides lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ironsides that is located in Charles County.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Ironsides is located in Chester County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ironsides that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Ironsides.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironsides ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cooks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cooks Ferry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Hickory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Jones View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Liverpool Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool Wharf is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Wharf
- Marshope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Redhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
How Far From Ironsides 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 Ironsides to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ironsides and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ironsides to La Plata, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ironsides) 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 Ironsides 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 Ironsides. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4918, Longitude: -77.1597 In this case, the coordinates for Ironsides have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.986 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.921 degrees. |
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