Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in North Keys Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Keys Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Keys Estates

• 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 Keys Estates:
  • 38.715394, -76.784413
  • 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 Keys 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 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 North Keys Estates is near Calvert County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Keys Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Keys 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.

• Ashbox
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
• Bald Eagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
• Cedarville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Fairgreen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
• Hollaway Estates
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
• Horsehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
• Land Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
• Maryvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
• Queensland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
• Sunrise Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
• Windy Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
• Woodyard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From North Keys Estates 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 Keys Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from North Keys Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'