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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 Mill Bottom Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Mill Bottom Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Mill Bottom 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 Old Mill Bottom Estates:
    • 39.023444, -76.463572
    • 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 Mill Bottom 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Old Mill Bottom Estates is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Mill Bottom Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Mill Bottom 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.

  • Admirals Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Admirals Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
  • Arnold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Captains Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
  • Cedarwood Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Dreams Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Ferry Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
  • Forest Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Great Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Greenholly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenholly is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenholly
  • Harbour Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harbour Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Glen
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hickory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hidden Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hidden Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
    • Hidden Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
    • Indian Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Landhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
    • Lark Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lark Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Hill
    • Martins Cove Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
    • Pleasant Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
    • Raintree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Round View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
    • Skidmore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Skidmore is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Terrace Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Walnut Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Whispering Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
    • Woods Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woods Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing

How Far From Old Mill Bottom 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 Old Mill Bottom Estates 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 Mill Bottom Estates and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Mill Bottom Estates to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 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 from Point A (ie- Old Mill Bottom Estates) 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 Mill Bottom Estates 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 Mill Bottom Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0234, Longitude: -76.4636       In this case, the coordinates for Old Mill Bottom Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.544 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.065 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.424 degrees.