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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunderland Park 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 Sunderland Park:
- 38.647897, -76.611349
- 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 Park
- 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 Park 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 Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunderland Park ...
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 northeast)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Camelback
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Lord Calvert Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Meadow Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Mill Seat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
- Persimmon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Sandy Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shady Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Sherbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Smoky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smoky is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
- Stone Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Sunderland Park 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 Sunderland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunderland Park and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunderland Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunderland Park) 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 Sunderland Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6479, Longitude: -76.6113 In this case, the coordinates for Sunderland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.633 degrees. |
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