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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 Pushaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pushaw 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 Pushaw:
    • 38.689563, -76.566346
    • 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 Pushaw
  • 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 Pushaw ...

We found one communities that share the name Pushaw.

Within Maryland, the name Pushaw is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Pushaw in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Pushaw is located in Penobscot County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pushaw that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Pushaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pushaw ...

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.

  • Annie Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annie Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
    • Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
  • Barefoot Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barefoot Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
    • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
  • Burnt Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
    • Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
  • Dory Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dory Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
    • Dory Court is located in Calvert County
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Marion Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
    • Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
  • Mount Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Calvert County
  • Paris Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
    • Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
  • Paris Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
    • Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
  • Paris Poplars
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Poplars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
    • Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
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    • Persimmon Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
      • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Poplars
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
      • Poplars is located in Calvert County
    • Ridgeview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
      • Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
    • Rose Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Haven
      • Rose Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Haven <3>
    • Sam Owings Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Owings Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
      • Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
    • Summer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
      • Trails is located in Calvert County
    • Tranquility
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Tuckers Reach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
      • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County

How Far From Pushaw 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 Pushaw to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pushaw once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pushaw and extending to:

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pushaw to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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- Pushaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pushaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6896, Longitude: -76.5663       In this case, the coordinates for Pushaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Pushaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pushaw 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 307.626 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.108 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.598 degrees.









 

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