Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Grant
- 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 Kings Grant:
- 38.536232, -76.941361
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kings Grant
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Kings Grant is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary'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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kings Grant ...
We found eight communities that share the name Kings Grant.
Within Maryland, the name Kings Grant is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Kings Grant is located in Sussex County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Kings Grant.
- Maine
- Cumberland 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 Maine community of Kings Grant [Cumberland County].
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kings Grant.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Kings Grant.
- Florence County
- This Kings Grant is located in Florence County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south southwest of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kings Grant.
- Lexington County
- This Kings Grant is located in Lexington County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the southwest of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Kings Grant.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Kings Grant is located in Stafford County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Kings Grant.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Kings Grant is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Kings Grant.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Grant ...
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.
- Clarks Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Ellenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Kent Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Lyons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Mariellen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariellen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rogers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Rosewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Turkey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Willow Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
How Far From Kings Grant 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 Kings Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Grant and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Grant to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kings Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5362, Longitude: -76.9414 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kings Grant 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Kings Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.345 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.813 degrees. |