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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 Meadow Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Creek Estates 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 Meadow Creek Estates:
- 38.600121, -76.549400
- 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 Meadow Creek Estates
- 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 Meadow Creek Estates 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 Meadow Creek Estates
Communities Also Named Meadow Creek Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Meadow Creek Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Meadow Creek Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Meadow Creek Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Meadow Creek Estates is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Meadow Creek Estates that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Meadow Creek Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Creek Estates ...
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.
- Biglanes Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Breezy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dares ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Holiday Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Huntingtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Locust Grove Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
- Lord Cecil Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Peach Blossom Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Ravenshead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sandy Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sherbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Willow Beach Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Meadow Creek Estates 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 Meadow Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Creek Estates and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Creek Estates 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a 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 5,889 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> | 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- Meadow Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Meadow Creek Estates 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 Meadow Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6001, Longitude: -76.5494 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.089 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.626 degrees. |
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