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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 Lowrys Resurvey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowrys Resurvey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lowrys Resurvey:
- 38.595954, -76.628849
- 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 Lowrys Resurvey
- 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 Lowrys Resurvey 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 Lowrys Resurvey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrys Resurvey ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Deep Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Fiddlers Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Fox Den
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Den is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holland Glenn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
- Huntingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Lord Cecil Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quiet Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Ravenshead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Shady Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Sherbert
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Stone Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
- Wild Goose Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Lowrys Resurvey 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 Lowrys Resurvey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lowrys Resurvey and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lowrys Resurvey to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two 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 6,595 miles [10,613.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowrys Resurvey) 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 Lowrys Resurvey 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 Lowrys Resurvey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5960, Longitude: -76.6288 In this case, the coordinates for Lowrys Resurvey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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