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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 Saint Andrews Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Andrews Estates 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 Saint Andrews Estates:
- 38.292348, -76.549123
- 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 Saint Andrews Estates
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Saint Andrews Estates is near Calvert County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Saint Andrews Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Andrews Estates ...
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.
- Buzzard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Discovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Friendly Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenview Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
- Holly Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Haven is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Laceys Venture
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Maple Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Middle Earth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Scotch Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tintop Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
- Wilderness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Saint Andrews Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Andrews Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Andrews Estates and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Andrews Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Andrews Estates) 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 Saint Andrews Estates 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 Saint Andrews Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2923, Longitude: -76.5491 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Andrews Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees. |
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