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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 Nanjemoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nanjemoy 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 Nanjemoy:
- 38.455416, -77.214692
- 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 Nanjemoy
- 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 Nanjemoy is near Prince William County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Nanjemoy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nanjemoy ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chamberlain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Cherryfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherryfield is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cooks Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Ferry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Liverpool Wharf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liverpool Wharf is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Wharf
- Lyons Den
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Den is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
- Marshope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Potomac Overlook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Raspberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Sams Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Sunshine Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Sunshine View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine View is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
- Thorny Point Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
- Widewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Widewater is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
- Widewater Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
How Far From Nanjemoy 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 Nanjemoy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nanjemoy and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nanjemoy to La Plata, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nanjemoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nanjemoy 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 Nanjemoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4554, Longitude: -77.2147 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.021 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.957 degrees. |
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