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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 Joyce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joyce 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 Joyce:
    • 39.024833, -76.519962
    • 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 Joyce
  • 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 Joyce is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Joyce

Communities Also Named Joyce ...

We found seven communities that are also named Joyce.

Within Maryland, the name Joyce is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Joyce is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Joyce that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Joyce.
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Joyce is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joyce that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Joyce.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Joyce.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joyce that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Joyce.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Joyce is located in Lawrence County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Joyce that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Joyce.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Joyce [Harris County].
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Joyce is located in Clallam County and lies 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joyce that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Joyce.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joyce ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Birchwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Birchwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Captains Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Divinity Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Divinity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Cove
  • Downs on the Severn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Dreams Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Fernbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fernbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
  • Forest Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Great Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Harbour Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harbour Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Glen
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Hickory Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hidden Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hidden Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
    • Indian Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Landhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
    • Lark Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lark Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Hill
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Little John
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
    • Longview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Longview is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Maid Marion
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
    • Mariners Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Raintree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Ravenshead
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Robin Hood Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Robin Hood Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Hill
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Round Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Terrace Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Twin Harbors
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Twin Harbors is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbors
    • Whispering Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joyce and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Joyce to White House, with an average speed<4> 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Joyce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Joyce could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Joyce 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 Joyce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0248, Longitude: -76.5200       In this case, the coordinates for Joyce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.577 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.103 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.447 degrees.