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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 Potomac Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Shores 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 Potomac Shores:
- 38.199572, -76.564401
- 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 Potomac Shores
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Potomac Shores is near Westmoreland County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Potomac Shores
Communities Also Named Potomac Shores ...
We found one communities that are also named Potomac Shores.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Potomac Shores.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Charles County
- This Potomac Shores is located in Charles County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Potomac Shores that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Potomac Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Shores ...
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.
- Dukes Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
- Friendly Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Herring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
- Laceys Venture
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Lane Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lane Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Beach
- Maple Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Piney Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ragged Point Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
- Sandyland Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
- Stoney Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
- Tall Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Potomac Shores 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 Potomac Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potomac Shores and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Shores to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Potomac Shores) 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 Potomac Shores 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 Potomac Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1996, Longitude: -76.5644 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.787 degrees. |
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