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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 Ravenshead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenshead 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 Ravenshead:
- 38.580954, -76.613570
- 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 Ravenshead
- 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 Ravenshead is near Prince George's County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Ravenshead
Communities Also Named Ravenshead ...
We found one communities that are also named Ravenshead.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Ravenshead.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ravenshead that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Ravenshead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenshead ...
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 northeast)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Central Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Fiddlers Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lord Cecil Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- New Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Quiet Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sherbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Turkey Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Wild Goose Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Ravenshead 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 Ravenshead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ravenshead and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ravenshead 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 31 miles [49.9 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 over a day 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 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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- Ravenshead) 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 Ravenshead 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 Ravenshead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5810, Longitude: -76.6136 In this case, the coordinates for Ravenshead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.661 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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