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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 Kings Retreat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Retreat 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 Kings Retreat:
- 38.924001, -76.636353
- 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 Kings Retreat
- 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 Kings Retreat 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 Kings Retreat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Retreat ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Bon Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
- Chestnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Donovans Pier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
- Eagles Passages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
- Edgewater Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Friends Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
- Ginger Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
- Gravely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Heritage Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hermitage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
- Hidden Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
- Londontowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mill Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Swamp is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
- Pine Whiff Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
- Queen Anne Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Royale Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
- Rutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Whiskey Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom
How Far From Kings Retreat 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 Retreat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kings Retreat and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Retreat to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Retreat) 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 Kings Retreat 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 Kings Retreat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9240, Longitude: -76.6364 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Retreat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.652 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.536 degrees. |
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