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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 Ross Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ross Cove 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 Ross Cove:
- 39.090666, -76.511629
- 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 Ross Cove
- 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 Ross Cove is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Ross Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Cove ...
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.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Clearview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Cool Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
- Crystal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Cypress Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Divinity Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Divinity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Cove
- Eagle Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Fernbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fernbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
- Herons Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
- Hidden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hunters Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jacobsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Longmeadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Maceys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Pack Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Riding Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Round Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
- Royal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
- Smugglers Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Tree Tops
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops
- Trinity Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
- Twin Harbors
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Harbors is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbors
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Ross Cove 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 Ross Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ross Cove and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ross Cove to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ross Cove 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 Ross Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0907, Longitude: -76.5116 In this case, the coordinates for Ross Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.567 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.102 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.418 degrees. |
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