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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 Lower Marlboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Marlboro 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 Lower Marlboro:
    • 38.655952, -76.681908
    • 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 Lower Marlboro
  • 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 Lower Marlboro is near Prince George's County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Lower Marlboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Marlboro ...

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 northwest)
    • Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
  • Camelback
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Camelback is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
  • Deep Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Fox Den
    (2 miles [3.2 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 northeast)
    • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Halls Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
  • Holland Glenn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
  • Horsehead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
  • Huntingtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Lord Calvert Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
    • Mill Seat
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
    • New Enterprise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
    • Persimmon Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
    • Poplar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Sandy Bottom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Shady Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
    • Sherbert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherbert is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Smoky
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Smoky is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
    • Stone Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
    • Tuckers Reach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Lower Marlboro 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 Lower Marlboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Marlboro to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Marlboro) 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 Lower Marlboro 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 Lower Marlboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6560, Longitude: -76.6819       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Marlboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.696 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.182 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees.