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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 Park Chesapeake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Chesapeake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park Chesapeake:
    • 38.366512, -76.398561
    • 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 Park Chesapeake
  • 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 Park Chesapeake is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Park Chesapeake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Chesapeake ...

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.

  • Appeal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Appeal is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
  • Carol Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cove Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Cove View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cove View is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Dowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Driftwood Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
  • Drum Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Harbor Light Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
  • Hoopers Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • River View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • River View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Seashore Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
    • Spring Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
    • Spruce Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Trueman Pointe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe

How Far From Park Chesapeake 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 Park Chesapeake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Park Chesapeake and extending to:

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park Chesapeake 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Chesapeake) 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 Park Chesapeake 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 Park Chesapeake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3665, Longitude: -76.3986       In this case, the coordinates for Park Chesapeake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.55 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.97 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.654 degrees.