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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 Summerseat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerseat 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 Summerseat:
- 38.396792, -76.662184
- 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 Summerseat
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Summerseat is near Calvert County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Summerseat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerseat ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Big Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Birch Hanger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
- Burning Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Burnt Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Cellar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Drumcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Harbor Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Helen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Holly Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Horse Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Land-O-Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Tree Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
- Shady Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Summerseat Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Tintop Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
- Widow Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Williams Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
How Far From Summerseat to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Summerseat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Summerseat and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Summerseat to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerseat) 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 Summerseat 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 Summerseat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3968, Longitude: -76.6622 In this case, the coordinates for Summerseat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.751 degrees. |
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