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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 Sunderland Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunderland Farms 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 Sunderland Farms:
    • 38.673174, -76.624127
    • 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 Sunderland Farms
  • 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since Sunderland Farms is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Sunderland Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunderland Farms ...

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.

  • Annie Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
  • Barefoot Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
  • Camelback
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Camelback is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
  • Foxchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxchase is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lord Calvert Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
  • Meadow Run Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
  • Mill Seat
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • Mount Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Persimmon Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Smoky
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Smoky is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
    • Stone Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Tuckers Reach
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Sunderland Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunderland Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunderland Farms to Prince Frederick, 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sunderland Farms) 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 Sunderland Farms 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 Sunderland Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6732, Longitude: -76.6241       In this case, the coordinates for Sunderland Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.661 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.145 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.628 degrees.