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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 Sunrise Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach:
- 39.069832, -76.590520
- 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 Sunrise Beach
- 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 Sunrise Beach is near Prince George's County and also Baltimore City, 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 Baltimore City
- 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 Sunrise Beach
Communities Also Named Sunrise Beach ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sunrise Beach.
Within Maryland, the name Sunrise Beach is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunrise Beach lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Sunrise Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Sunrise Beach.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Ontario
- This Sunrise Beach lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 2,353 miles [3,786.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Thurston County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km] to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunrise Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Beach ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
- Cranberry Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
- Fair Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
- Foxhollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Harbor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
- Herald Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maceys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
- Mallet Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
- Pack Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northeast)
- Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Round Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
- Spring Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
- Stewarts Purchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
- Tall Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Trinity Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
- Valentine Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek
How Far From Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Beach and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Beach to White House, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunrise Beach) 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 Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0698, Longitude: -76.5905 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.615 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.459 degrees. |
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