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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 The Ridings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Ridings 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 The Ridings:
- 38.948446, -76.525239
- 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 The Ridings
- 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 The Ridings is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne'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 The Ridings
Communities Also Named The Ridings ...
We found one communities that are also named The Ridings.
Within Maryland, the name The Ridings is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named The Ridings in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This The Ridings is located in Fannin County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Ridings that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of The Ridings.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Ridings ...
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.
- Anchorage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Captains Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Donovans Pier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewater Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Ginger Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
- Gingerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
- Harness Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
- Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunt Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Keys Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
- Kitty Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
- Knightsbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Londontowne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Mariners Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Market Quay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
- Oak Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
- Oakbluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
- Painters Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
- Parole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
- Pine Whiff Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
- Poplar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Threemile Oak Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Walnut Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
- Watergate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Whiskey Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom
How Far From The Ridings 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 The Ridings to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Ridings and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from The Ridings to White House, 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Ridings) 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 The Ridings 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 The Ridings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9484, Longitude: -76.5252 In this case, the coordinates for The Ridings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.48 degrees. |
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