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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 South River Spring Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South River Spring Lakes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for South River Spring Lakes
  • 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 South River Spring Lakes:
    • 38.961223, -76.619131
    • 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 South River Spring Lakes
  • 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 South River Spring Lakes is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 South River Spring Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near South River Spring Lakes ...

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.

  • Bon Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Chestnut Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Donovans Pier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Eagles Passages
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Friends Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
  • Ginger Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Gravely
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Harbor Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Heritage Harbour
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
    • Hermitage Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
    • Hidden Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
    • Kings Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Oak Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Rolling Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Royale Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
    • Rutland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Twin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

How Far From South River Spring Lakes 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 South River Spring Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South River Spring Lakes and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from South River Spring Lakes to White House, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South River Spring Lakes) 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 South River Spring Lakes 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 South River Spring Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9612, Longitude: -76.6191       In this case, the coordinates for South River Spring Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.164 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.514 degrees.