Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Selbys Landing:
  • 38.751227, -76.699132
  • 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 Selbys Landing

• 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Since Selbys Landing is near Calvert County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Selbys Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selbys Landing ...

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.

• Cedar Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
• Cedarwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Darnall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
• Fox Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Green Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
• Halls Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
• Iron Pot Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
• Jewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Land Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
• Leon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Sunrise Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
• Windy Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
• Woodlawn Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
• Woodside View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View

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

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

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Selbys Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'