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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 Lexington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexington Park 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 Lexington Park:
    • 38.265865, -76.452339
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lexington Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lexington Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Lexington Park.

Within Maryland, the name Lexington Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Lexington Park is located in Philadelphia County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lexington Park that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Lexington Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexington Park ...

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.

  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
  • Cedar Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
    • Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Colony Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
    • Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Discovery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Discovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
    • Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Flowers of the Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers of the Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
    • Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Friendly Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
    • Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Great Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
    • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <3>
  • Greenview Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
    • Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hermanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
    • Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hunting Neck Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Neck Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
    • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Laurel Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
      • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Stoney Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
      • Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Town Creek Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
      • Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County

How Far From Lexington Park 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 Lexington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lexington Park to Leonardtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lexington Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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- Lexington Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2659, Longitude: -76.4523    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lexington Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.998 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees.









 

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