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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 Locust Grove Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Grove Beach 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 Locust Grove Beach:
- 38.652620, -76.528011
- 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 Locust Grove Beach
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Locust Grove Beach is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Locust Grove Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Grove Beach ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Breezy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dory Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dory Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holiday Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Marion Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Peach Blossom Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tobacco Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Willow Beach Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Locust Grove Beach 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 Locust Grove Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Locust Grove Beach and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Grove Beach to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Locust Grove Beach) 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 Locust Grove Beach 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 Locust Grove Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6526, Longitude: -76.5280 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Grove Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.606 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.597 degrees. |
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