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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 Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Colony 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 Colony:
- 38.533732, -76.970529
- 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 Colony
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Old Colony is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary'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 Colony
Communities Also Named Old Colony ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Colony.
Within Maryland, the name Old Colony is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Old Colony in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Old Colony is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Colony that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Old Colony.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Colony ...
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.
- Clarks Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Ellenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kent Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Kings Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Lyons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Mariellen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Marshalls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Pheasant Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Port Tobacco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quailwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quailwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rogers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Turkey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Willow Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
How Far From Old Colony to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Colony and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Colony to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north (N). 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 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Old Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colony 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 Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5337, Longitude: -76.9705 In this case, the coordinates for Old Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.826 degrees. |
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