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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 Land-O-Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Land-O-Lakes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Land-O-Lakes:
    • 38.361236, -76.605792
    • 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 Land-O-Lakes
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Land-O-Lakes is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Land-O-Lakes

Communities Also Named Land-O-Lakes ...

We found three communities that are also named Land-O-Lakes.

Within Maryland, the name Land-O-Lakes is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Land-O-Lakes is located in Pasco County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Land-O-Lakes that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Land-O-Lakes.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Land-O-Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Land-O-Lakes that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Land-O-Lakes.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vilas County
      • This Land-O-Lakes is located in Vilas County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Land-O-Lakes that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Land-O-Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Land-O-Lakes ...

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.

  • Burnt Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
  • Buzzard Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
  • Drumcliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Holly Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Horse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
  • Laceys Venture
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
  • Leonardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Middle Earth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
  • Queen Tree Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Scotch Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Summerseat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
    • Summerseat Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Tintop Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
    • Widow Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Williams Wharf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf

How Far From Land-O-Lakes to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Land-O-Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Land-O-Lakes and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Land-O-Lakes to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Land-O-Lakes) 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 Land-O-Lakes 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 Land-O-Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3612, Longitude: -76.6058       In this case, the coordinates for Land-O-Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.671 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.741 degrees.