|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Hall Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Hall Estates 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 Park Hall Estates:
- 38.219848, -76.441341
- 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 Hall 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Park Hall Estates is near Calvert County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Hall Estates
Communities Also Named Park Hall Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Park Hall Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Park Hall Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Washington County
- This Park Hall Estates is located in Washington County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the Park Hall Estates that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Park Hall Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Hall 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.
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Cedar Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Colony Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
- Dutchmans Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
- Evergreen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Flowers of the Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Great Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hermanville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hunting Neck Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Laurel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Leachburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
How Far From Park Hall 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 Park Hall Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Hall Estates and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park Hall Estates to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hall Estates) 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 Park Hall 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 Park Hall Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2198, Longitude: -76.4413 In this case, the coordinates for Park Hall Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.728 degrees. |
|
|