Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Milltown 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 Milltown Landing:
  • 38.633175, -76.692186
  • 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 Milltown 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 Milltown 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 Milltown Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milltown 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
• Deep Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 east)
  • Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Mill Seat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• New Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Poplar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Shady Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • 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 northeast)
  • 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 Milltown Landing 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 Milltown 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 Milltown Landing and extending to:

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milltown Landing to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• 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 5,894 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 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'