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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 Selby-on-the-Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selby-on-the-Bay 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 Selby-on-the-Bay:
- 38.916224, -76.522460
- 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 Selby-on-the-Bay
- 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 Selby-on-the-Bay is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Selby-on-the-Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selby-on-the-Bay ...
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.
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Birdsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Captains Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Donovans Pier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Fishing Creek Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
- Ginger Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
- Gingerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbor View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harness Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Heritage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Holly Hill Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Hill Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Harbor
- Hunt Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
- Keys Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
- Kitty Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
- Knightsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Lands End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Londontowne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Mariners Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mill Swamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Swamp is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
- Oakbluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
- Oyster Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
- Painters Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
- Pine Whiff Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
- Ponder Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ponder Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cove
- Poplar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Timber Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Turkey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turkey Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Walnut Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
- Watergate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watergate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate
- Watergate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
How Far From Selby-on-the-Bay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Selby-on-the-Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Selby-on-the-Bay and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Selby-on-the-Bay 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 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selby-on-the-Bay) 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 Selby-on-the-Bay 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 Selby-on-the-Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9162, Longitude: -76.5225 In this case, the coordinates for Selby-on-the-Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.491 degrees. |
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