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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 MacDonald Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to MacDonald Farms 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 MacDonald Farms:
    • 38.698173, -76.639962
    • 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 MacDonald Farms
  • 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 MacDonald Farms 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 MacDonald Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near MacDonald Farms ...

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.

  • Barefoot Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
  • Camelback
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelback is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
  • Cedar Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Foxchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
  • Lord Calvert Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
  • Marion Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
  • Meadow Run Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 south)
    • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • Mount Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Paris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Paris is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
    • Paris Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
    • Paris Poplars
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
    • Persimmon Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Smoky
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Smoky is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Tranquility
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Tuckers Reach
      (Less than 2 miles 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
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
    • Woodside View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View

How Far From MacDonald Farms 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 MacDonald Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from MacDonald Farms to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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- MacDonald Farms) 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 MacDonald Farms 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 MacDonald Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6982, Longitude: -76.6400       In this case, the coordinates for MacDonald Farms 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 303.157 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees.