Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patuxent View:
  • 38.504289, -76.660794
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Patuxent View

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Since Patuxent View is near Charles County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patuxent View ...

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.

• Big Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
• Cedar Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
• Cedar Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
• Cedarhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
  • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
• Cellar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cellar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
  • Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
• Cypress Knolls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
  • Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
• Eagle Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Emerald Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
  • Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
• Fiddlers Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
  • Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
• Follywoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
  • Follywoods is located in Calvert County
• Fox Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
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  • Golden Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Harbor Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Hidden River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
    • Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Horse Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
    • Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
  • Huntersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Loves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
    • Loves is located in Charles County
  • Maxwell Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
    • Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
  • Potts Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
    • Potts Point is located in Calvert County
  • Prince Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Frederick
    • Prince Frederick is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince Frederick <2>
  • Rustic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Shady Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
    • Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Valley Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
  • Wild Goose Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
    • Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County

How Far From Patuxent View 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 Patuxent View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Patuxent View and extending to:

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Patuxent View to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patuxent View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/