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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 Lothian Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lothian Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lothian Woods:
    • 38.823448, -76.646630
    • 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 Lothian Woods
  • 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 Lothian Woods is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 Lothian Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lothian Woods ...

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.

  • Chapel Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
  • Darnall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Fox Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Green Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
  • Heritage Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hills Landing ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
  • Hunt Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
  • Iron Pot Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
  • Jewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Leon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Merrywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Nutwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
    • Rustic Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
    • Traceys Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
    • Tracys Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Lothian Woods 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 Lothian Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lothian Woods and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lothian Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lothian Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lothian Woods 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 Lothian Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8234, Longitude: -76.6466       In this case, the coordinates for Lothian Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.665 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.172 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.579 degrees.