Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Park Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Pines and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Park Pines

• 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 Pines:
  • 38.172348, -76.387172
  • 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 Pines

• 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 Pines 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 Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Pines ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Cedar Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
• Dutchmans Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
• Elms Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elms Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms Beach
• Evergreen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Gum Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
• Laurel Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 north)
  • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
• Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge <1>
• Upper Jutland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland

How Far From Park Pines 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 Park Pines 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 Pines and extending to:

• Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park Pines to Leonardtown, 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 five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'