Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in King Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for King Manor

• 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 King Manor:
  • 38.906779, -76.651076
  • 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 King Manor

• 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 King Manor is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 King Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Manor ...

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.

• Birdsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
• Eagles Passages
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
• Friends Choice
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
• Gravely
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
• Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Harbor Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hunt Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
• Kings Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Merrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Mill Swamp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mill Swamp is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
  • Queen Anne Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
  • Riverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Royale Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
  • Rutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

How Far From King Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as King Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in King Manor and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from King Manor to Annapolis, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'