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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 Sandyland Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandyland Beach 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 Sandyland Beach:
- 38.230684, -76.657462
- 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 Sandyland Beach
- 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 Sandyland Beach is near Westmoreland County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Sandyland Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandyland Beach ...
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.
- Avenue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Buzzard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- Dukes Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
- Erica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erica is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Herring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
- Holly Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Laceys Venture
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Lane Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Beach
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meter is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
- Milestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Narrow Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
- Pawpaw Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Ragged Point Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tintop Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Sandyland Beach 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 Sandyland Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandyland Beach and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sandyland Beach to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 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 4,489 miles [7,224.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandyland Beach) 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 Sandyland Beach 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 Sandyland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2307, Longitude: -76.6575 In this case, the coordinates for Sandyland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.813 degrees. |
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