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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 Patuxent View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patuxent View 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Patuxent View
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)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Cellar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cypress Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
- Eagle Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Emerald Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Fiddlers Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Follywoods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Golden Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Harbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hidden River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Horse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Loves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Maxwell Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Potts Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Prince Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Valley Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Wild Goose Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Patuxent View 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 Patuxent View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Patuxent View to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<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 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 '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- Patuxent View) 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 Patuxent View 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 Patuxent View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5043, Longitude: -76.6608 In this case, the coordinates for Patuxent View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.709 degrees. |
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