Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Magruder Landing:
  • 38.644008, -76.693853
  • 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 Magruder Landing

• 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Since Magruder Landing is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Magruder Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magruder Landing ...

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
• Deep Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
• Fox Den
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Den is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
• Foxchase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Holland Glenn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
• 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
• Mill Seat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• Poplar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• 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
• 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smoky is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
• Stone Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm

How Far From Magruder Landing 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 Magruder Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magruder Landing to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'