Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Victoria

• 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 Victoria:
  • 38.353460, -76.895804
  • 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 Victoria

• 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 Victoria is near Saint Mary's County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Victoria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Victoria ...

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.

• Allens Fresh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
• Anchorage Anchors
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
• Bull Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Coffee Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
• Gravelly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
• Hard Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hard Corner is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
• Hurry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
• Indiantown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Lone Holly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lone Holly is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
• Longview Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
• Popes Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Popes Creek is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
• Rock Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Point is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
• Woodland Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Point is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point

How Far From Mount Victoria 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 Mount Victoria to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Victoria to La Plata, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'