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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 Lakewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood Estates 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 Lakewood Estates:
- 38.610397, -76.877749
- 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 Lakewood Estates
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Lakewood Estates is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lakewood Estates
Communities Also Named Lakewood Estates ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Lakewood Estates.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Lakewood Estates.
Beyond Maryland, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Calvert County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Calvert County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Houston County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Arkansas
- Miller County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Miller County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Pinellas County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Pinellas County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the south southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Lake County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Will County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Will County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the west northwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Lakewood Estates.
- Webster Parish
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the west southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Lakewood Estates.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Lakewood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wayne County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Wayne County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Hamblen County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Fairfax County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Lakewood Estates.
- Wisconsin
- Green Lake County
- This Lakewood Estates is located in Green Lake County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakewood Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Lakewood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakewood Estates ...
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.
- Bannister
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bannister is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Beantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Constitution Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Holly Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Hunters Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Lynnbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Springhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
How Far From Lakewood Estates 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 Lakewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakewood Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Lakewood Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakewood Estates) 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 Lakewood Estates 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 Lakewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6104, Longitude: -76.8777 In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.814 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.758 degrees. |
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