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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Roblee Acres.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roblee Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roblee Acres 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 Roblee Acres:
- 38.815947, -76.810804<1>
- 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 Roblee Acres
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Roblee Acres is near Anne Arundel County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Roblee Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roblee Acres ...
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.
- Berry Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Lane is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Fairgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairgreen is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollaway Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollaway Estates is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Little Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Washington is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Maryvale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maryvale is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadows is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Queensland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Queensland is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Windy Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Oaks is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
- Woodyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Roblee Acres 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 included the distance from a community such as Roblee Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Roblee Acres and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Roblee Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Roblee Acres:
Decimal: 38.81594, -76.810804
DDMMSS: 38° 48' 57", -76° 48' 38" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Roblee Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Roblee Acres 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 Roblee Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8159, Longitude: -76.8108 In this case, the coordinates for Roblee Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.651 degrees. |
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