Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sandgates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandgates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sandgates

• 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 Sandgates:
  • 38.412902, -76.615237
  • 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 Sandgates

• 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 Sandgates is near Calvert County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Sandgates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandgates ...

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.

• Battle ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Battle is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
• Drumcliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
• Harbor Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Horse Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
• Island Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Land-O-Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
• Queen Tree Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
• Summerseat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
• Summerseat Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
• Widow Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Williams Wharf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sandgates and extending to:

• Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sandgates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'