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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 Old Bayside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Bayside 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 Old Bayside:
- 38.679008, -76.548568
- 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 Old Bayside
- 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 Old Bayside 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 Old Bayside
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bayside ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Burnt Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Camelback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dory Court
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dory Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holiday Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Line Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Locust Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
- Lord Calvert Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Marion Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Persimmon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sam Owings Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sycamore Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Willow Beach Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Old Bayside 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 Old Bayside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Bayside and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bayside to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 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 '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- Old Bayside) 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 Old Bayside 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 Old Bayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6790, Longitude: -76.5486 In this case, the coordinates for Old Bayside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.595 degrees. |
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