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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 Mount Carmel Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Estates:
- 38.563453, -77.002753
- 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 Mount Carmel 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Mount Carmel Estates is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Mount Carmel Estates
Communities Also Named Mount Carmel Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Mount Carmel Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Mount Carmel Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Mount Carmel Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Mount Carmel Estates.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Mount Carmel Estates is located in Henry County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel Estates that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mount Carmel Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Carmel 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kent Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Lyons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Marshalls Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Pheasant Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quailwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rosewick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Willow Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
How Far From Mount Carmel Estates 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 Mount Carmel Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Carmel Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Carmel Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5635, Longitude: -77.0028 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Carmel Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.828 degrees. |
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