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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 Queensberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queensberry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Queensberry:
    • 38.563177, -76.571901
    • 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 Queensberry
  • 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since Queensberry is near Charles County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Queensberry

Communities Also Named Queensberry ...

We found one communities that are also named Queensberry.

Within Maryland, the name Queensberry is unique.

Beyond Maryland.

While we haven't found any other communities named Queensberry in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • New Zealand
      • - Otago
      • Distance: 9,098 miles [14,641.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Queensberry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queensberry ...

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.

  • Biglanes Choice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
  • Cedar Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Central Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Central Village is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Dares ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dares is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
  • Dares Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
  • Deer Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
  • Fiddlers Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
  • Heather Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
  • Hunters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Hunting Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Hunting Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lord Cecil Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
    • Meadow Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Peach Blossom Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
    • Prince Frederick
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Quiet Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
    • Ravenshead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Rose Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rosewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tranquility
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tranquility is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Turkey Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queensberry and extending to:

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Queensberry to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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- Queensberry) 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 Queensberry 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 Queensberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5632, Longitude: -76.5719       In this case, the coordinates for Queensberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.101 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.649 degrees.