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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patuxent Woods 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 Woods:
- 38.533455, -76.742188
- 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 Woods
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Patuxent Woods is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Woods
Communities Also Named Patuxent Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Patuxent Woods.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Patuxent Woods.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Calvert County
- This Patuxent Woods is located in Calvert County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Patuxent Woods that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Patuxent Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patuxent Woods ...
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.
- Arborview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Breezy Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Chickasaw Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Golden Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hidden River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Independence Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Karen Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loves
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Masons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Maxwell Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Potts Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Three Brothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Patuxent Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patuxent Woods and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Patuxent Woods to La Plata, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full 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 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patuxent Woods) 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 Patuxent Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5335, Longitude: -76.7422 In this case, the coordinates for Patuxent Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees. |
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