Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Meadow Run Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Run Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meadow Run Park

• 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 Run Park:
  • 38.683729, -76.633295
  • 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 Run Park

• 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 Run Park 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 Run Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Run Park ...

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.

• Annie Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
• Barefoot Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
• Camelback
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Camelback is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
• Foxchase
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Green Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Halls Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Kings Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Lord Calvert Hills
  (Less than 2 miles 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
• Mill Seat
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• Mount Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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 northeast)
    • Paris is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
  • Paris Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
  • Paris Poplars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
  • Persimmon Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Smoky
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Smoky is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
  • Stone Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
  • Sycamore Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Woodlawn Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms

How Far From Meadow Run Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Run Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Run Park to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 21 miles [33.8 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'