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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 Ryceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ryceville 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 Ryceville:
- 38.435680, -76.830524
- 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 Ryceville
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Ryceville is near Saint Mary's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Ryceville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryceville ...
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.
- Arborview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Birch Hanger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
- Breezy Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Burning Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Chickasaw Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Coffee Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Gravelly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Grosstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Independence Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Karen Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Redgate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
- Serenity Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
How Far From Ryceville 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 Ryceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ryceville and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ryceville to La Plata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving 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 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ryceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ryceville 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 Ryceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4357, Longitude: -76.8305 In this case, the coordinates for Ryceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.797 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.806 degrees. |
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