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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 Stewarts Purchase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewarts Purchase 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 Stewarts Purchase:
    • 39.088999, -76.603854
    • 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 Stewarts Purchase
  • 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 Stewarts Purchase is near Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • 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 Stewarts Purchase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewarts Purchase ...

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.

  • Captains Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Cool Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Fair Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Fox Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Foxhollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Glen Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
  • Harpers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
  • Jennings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mallet Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
    • Marley Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
    • Millrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Millrace is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Pack Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivendell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Sunrise Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 south)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek
    • Windy Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls

How Far From Stewarts Purchase 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 Stewarts Purchase to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stewarts Purchase to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stewarts Purchase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Stewarts Purchase 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 Stewarts Purchase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0890, Longitude: -76.6039       In this case, the coordinates for Stewarts Purchase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.622 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.164 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.457 degrees.