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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 Mistletoe Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mistletoe Springs 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 Mistletoe Springs:
- 39.086498, -76.852195
- 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 Mistletoe Springs
- 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 Mistletoe Springs is near Anne Arundel County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Mistletoe Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mistletoe Springs ...
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.
- Beltsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castlegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Fox Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Green Castle Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Howard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Knightsbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Laurel Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Orchard View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- River Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Rosedale Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Settlers Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
How Far From Mistletoe Springs 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 Mistletoe Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mistletoe Springs and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mistletoe Springs to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mistletoe Springs) 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 Mistletoe Springs 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 Mistletoe Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0865, Longitude: -76.8522 In this case, the coordinates for Mistletoe Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.563 degrees. |
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