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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 Pines of Laurel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pines of Laurel 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 Pines of Laurel:
- 39.097053, -76.816361
- 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 Pines of Laurel
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Pines of Laurel is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Pines of Laurel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pines of Laurel ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Fox Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Howard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Laurel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mistletoe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- River Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robinsons Promise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scotchtown Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Settlers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
How Far From Pines of Laurel 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 Pines of Laurel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pines of Laurel and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pines of Laurel to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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- Pines of Laurel) 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 Pines of Laurel 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 Pines of Laurel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0971, Longitude: -76.8164 In this case, the coordinates for Pines of Laurel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.544 degrees. |
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