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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 Odyssey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odyssey 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 Odyssey:
- 38.745394, -76.629406
- 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 Odyssey
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Odyssey is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Odyssey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odyssey ...
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.
- Baywalker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Cedar Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Darnall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
- Halls Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Jewell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Lofty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nutwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Queen Anne Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Tracys Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Woodlawn Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodside View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
- Wuthering Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights
How Far From Odyssey 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 Odyssey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Odyssey and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Odyssey to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odyssey) 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 Odyssey 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 Odyssey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7454, Longitude: -76.6294 In this case, the coordinates for Odyssey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.154 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.603 degrees. |
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