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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 Kavadias Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kavadias 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 Kavadias Estates:
    • 38.646786, -76.578569
    • 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 Kavadias 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 Kavadias 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 Kavadias Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kavadias 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
  • Barefoot Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
  • Biglanes Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
  • Breezy Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Camelback
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelback is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
  • Christiana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Christiana is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
  • Dory Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dory Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holiday Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
  • Huntingtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Line Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
    • Locust Grove Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 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 northwest)
      • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
    • Marion Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
    • Meadow Run Park
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
    • Paris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
    • Peach Blossom Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
    • Persimmon Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
    • Poplars
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplars is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
    • Sandy Bottom
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Shady Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
    • Sherbert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherbert is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
    • Summer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Tobacco Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
    • Tranquility
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tranquility is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Tuckers Reach
      (3 miles [4.8 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 west)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Willow Beach Colony
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Kavadias 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 Kavadias 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 Kavadias 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 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kavadias Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kavadias 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 Kavadias 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 Kavadias Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6468, Longitude: -76.5786       In this case, the coordinates for Kavadias Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.62 degrees.