Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Patuxent Knolls (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Patuxent Knolls. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Patuxent Knolls ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Patuxent Knolls: Patuxent Knls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Patuxent Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Patuxent Knolls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patuxent Knolls:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Patuxent Knolls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Golden Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Loveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Budds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Sotterley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Pindell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Baywalker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Tracys Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Churchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lothian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Adelina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Barstow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Battle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Abington Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Mutual Consent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Calvert Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Prince Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mutual
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Central Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Benedict
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hughesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Huntington Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Saint Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Waldorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Mount Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- La Plata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Golden Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hills Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Fishing Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- The Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Blandford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Pohick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Dahlgren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Somerset Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arnolds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Maple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Baynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Potomac Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Hinnom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Machodoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Montross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patuxent Knolls, see our County-by-County Page for Patuxent Knolls.
Cemeteries Near Patuxent Knolls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patuxent Knolls.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Patuxent Knolls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patuxent Knolls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- All Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Patuxent Knolls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Patuxent Knolls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patuxent Knolls, with the one closest to Patuxent Knolls listed first.
- Benedict
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Adelina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Charlotte Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Hughesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Aquasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Morganza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sandgates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Hellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patuxent Knolls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patuxent Knolls.
Newspapers Published in Patuxent Knolls ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patuxent Knolls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patuxent Knolls, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patuxent Knolls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Patuxent Knolls:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Fairfax County
- King George County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Patuxent Knolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patuxent Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |