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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 Serenity Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Serenity Woods 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 Serenity Woods:
- 38.504567, -76.840247
- 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 Serenity Woods
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Serenity Woods is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary'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 Serenity Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Serenity Woods ...
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.
- Arborview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Breezy Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Chickasaw Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Grosstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Independence Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Karen Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Masons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rogers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Serenity Woods 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 Serenity Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Serenity Woods and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Serenity Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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- Serenity Woods) 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 Serenity Woods 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 Serenity Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5046, Longitude: -76.8402 In this case, the coordinates for Serenity Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.783 degrees. |
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