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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 Kolbes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kolbes Corner 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 Kolbes Corner:
- 38.900390, -76.792470
- 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 Kolbes Corner
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Kolbes Corner is near Anne Arundel County and also Calvert 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 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 Kolbes Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kolbes Corner ...
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.
- Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Berry Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Bowie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Brightseat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- District Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Heather Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kent Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Little Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pepper Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Queen Anne Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
- Radiant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Randolph Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Rolling View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Royale Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Vista Raceway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- White House Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Yorkshire Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Kolbes Corner 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 Kolbes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kolbes Corner and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kolbes Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 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' (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- Kolbes Corner) 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 Kolbes Corner 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 Kolbes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9004, Longitude: -76.7925 In this case, the coordinates for Kolbes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.61 degrees. |
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