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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 Lake Arbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor:
- 38.907890, -76.829693
- 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 Lake Arbor
- 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 Lake Arbor is near Anne Arundel County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Lake Arbor
Communities Also Named Lake Arbor ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Arbor.
Within Maryland, the name Lake Arbor is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Lake Arbor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Arbor that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lake Arbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Arbor ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Brightseat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Brown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Chapel Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- District Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pepper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Radiant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Randolph Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Rolling View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Royale Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Tuxedo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- Vista Raceway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- White House Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yorkshire Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Arbor 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 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Arbor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Arbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9079, Longitude: -76.8297 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Arbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.623 degrees. |
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