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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 Odenton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odenton 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 Odenton Park:
- 39.047888, -76.695801
- 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 Odenton 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 Odenton Park is near Prince George's County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Odenton Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odenton 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.
- Admiral ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Admiral is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Brandy Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
- Charing Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Chase Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Colony Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
- Hidden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Kings Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Kings Ransom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
- Lions Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
- Mallet Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mistwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
- Pigeon House Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
- Piney Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
- Saddle Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
- Stonegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Stoney Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
How Far From Odenton Park 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 Odenton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Odenton Park and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Odenton Park to Annapolis, 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odenton Park) 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 Odenton 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 Odenton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0479, Longitude: -76.6958 In this case, the coordinates for Odenton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.679 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.512 degrees. |
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