Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Long Point on the Magothy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Point on the Magothy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Long Point on the Magothy

• 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 Long Point on the Magothy:
  • 39.103721, -76.455516
  • 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 Long Point on the Magothy

• 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Long Point on the Magothy is near Baltimore County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne'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 Long Point on the Magothy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Point on the Magothy ...

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.

• Eagle Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
• Green Gables
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Herons Watch
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
• Hickory Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
• Hunters Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
• Lake Shore
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Long Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Poplar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Riding Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
• Tree Tops
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops

How Far From Long Point on the Magothy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Long Point on the Magothy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Long Point on the Magothy and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Long Point on the Magothy to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'