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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 Severn Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Severn Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Severn Crossroads:
    • 39.059832, -76.627744
    • 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 Severn Crossroads
  • 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 Severn Crossroads is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Severn Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Severn Crossroads ...

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.

  • Brandy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Captains Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Chase Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
  • Colony Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
  • Cranberry Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Foxhollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Harbor Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Harpers Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
  • Herald Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hidden Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holly Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Kings Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
    • Lions Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Mallet Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
    • Maple Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Millrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Millrace is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Mistwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivendell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Spring Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Sunrise Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Tall Timbers
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Valentine Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek
    • Windy Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Severn Crossroads and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Severn Crossroads to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of 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 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Severn Crossroads) 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 Severn Crossroads 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 Severn Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0598, Longitude: -76.6277       In this case, the coordinates for Severn Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.178 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.479 degrees.