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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 Leonardtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leonardtown 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 Leonardtown:
    • 38.301974, -76.641941
    • 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 Leonardtown
  • 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 Leonardtown 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 Leonardtown

Communities Also Named Leonardtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Leonardtown.

Within Maryland, the name Leonardtown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Leonardtown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leonardtown that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Leonardtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leonardtown ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
  • Buzzard Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Laceys Venture
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
  • Land-O-Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
  • Loveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Maple Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pawpaw Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
  • Sandyland Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
  • Society Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Tintop Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
  • Wilderness
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness

How Far From Leonardtown 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 town such as Leonardtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Leonardtown to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 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 from Point A (ie- Leonardtown) 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 Leonardtown 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 Leonardtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3020, Longitude: -76.6419       In this case, the coordinates for Leonardtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.695 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.779 degrees.