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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 North Beach Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Beach Park 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 North Beach Park:
- 38.715674, -76.528845
- 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 North Beach Park
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since North Beach Park is near Calvert County and also Talbot 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 Talbot 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 North Beach Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Beach Park ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Burnt Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Dory Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dory Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Marion Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Poplars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Queen Anne Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sam Owings Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Summer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Wuthering Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights
How Far From North Beach Park 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 North Beach Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Beach Park and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Beach Park to Annapolis, 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 five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Beach Park) 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 North Beach Park 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 North Beach Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7157, Longitude: -76.5288 In this case, the coordinates for North Beach Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.572 degrees. |
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