Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patuxent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patuxent and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Patuxent
- 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:
- 38.539288, -76.748577
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Patuxent is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Patuxent ...
We found two communities that share the name Patuxent.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Patuxent.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patuxent ...
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) - Breezy Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Chickasaw Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Golden Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Hickory Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Hidden River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Hughesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Independence Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
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- Karen Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Loves
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Masons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Maxwell Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Potts Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Three Brothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Brothers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Karen Knolls
How Far From Patuxent to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patuxent 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 to La Plata, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patuxent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patuxent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patuxent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5393, Longitude: -76.7486 In this case, the coordinates for Patuxent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.743 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.217 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.732 degrees. |