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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lexington Park
- 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 Lexington Park is near Calvert County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Lexington Park
Communities Also Named Lexington Park ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Cedar Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Colony Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
- Discovery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Flowers of the Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Friendly Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
- Great Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenview Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
- Hermanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Hunting Neck Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
- Town Creek Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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- Lexington Park) 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 Lexington Park 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 Lexington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2659, Longitude: -76.4523 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.587 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.998 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees. |
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