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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 McGhiesport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGhiesport 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 McGhiesport:
- 38.637895, -77.107756
- 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 McGhiesport
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since McGhiesport is near Fairfax County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 McGhiesport
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGhiesport ...
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.
- Bryans Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cactus Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Freedom Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holly Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Perry Wright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pomonkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Redhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yacht Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
How Far From McGhiesport 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 McGhiesport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McGhiesport and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McGhiesport to La Plata, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours 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 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGhiesport) 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 McGhiesport 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 McGhiesport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6379, Longitude: -77.1078 In this case, the coordinates for McGhiesport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.843 degrees. |
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