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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 Saefern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saefern 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 Saefern:
    • 39.012611, -76.545518
    • 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 Saefern
  • 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 Saefern 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 Saefern

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saefern ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranberry Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Downs on the Severn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Dreams Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Harbour Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Glen
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Honeysuckle Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Joyce
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Joyce is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Landhaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
    • Lark Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lark Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Hill
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Little John
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
    • Maid Marion
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
    • Mariners Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Oak Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Parole
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Ravenshead
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Robin Hood Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Robin Hood Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Hill
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Terrace Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Twin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills

How Far From Saefern 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 Saefern to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saefern and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Saefern 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 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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 '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- Saefern) 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 Saefern 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 Saefern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0126, Longitude: -76.5455       In this case, the coordinates for Saefern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.592 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.119 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.463 degrees.