Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lothair Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lothair Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lothair Station

• 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 Lothair Station:
  • 38.435402, -76.966084
  • 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 Lothair Station

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Lothair Station is near Saint Mary's County and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Lothair Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lothair Station ...

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.

• Allens Fresh
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
• Chapel Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Point is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
• Clarks Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clarks Run is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Dentsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dentsville is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
• Hard Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hard Corner is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
• Mariellen Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
• Popes Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Popes Creek is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
• Rogers Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
• Rolling Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Lothair Station 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 Lothair Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lothair Station to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 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 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 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'