Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lord Calvert Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lord Calvert Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lord Calvert Estates

• 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 Lord Calvert Estates:
  • 38.685118, -76.668296
  • 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 Lord Calvert Estates

• 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 Lord Calvert Estates is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Lord Calvert Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lord Calvert Estates ...

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.

• Bald Eagle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
• Barefoot Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
• Camelback
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camelback is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
• Cedar Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
• Cedarwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Fox Den
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox Den is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
• Foxchase
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Halls Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
• Holland Glenn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
• Kings Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Lord Calvert Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Meadow Run Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
  • Mill Seat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • Mount Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paris is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Persimmon Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
  • Shady Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Smoky
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Smoky is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
  • Stone Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
  • Sycamore Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
  • Tuckers Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Woodlawn Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms

How Far From Lord Calvert Estates 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 Lord Calvert Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lord Calvert Estates and extending to:

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lord Calvert Estates to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'