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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 Swan Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan Harbor 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 Swan Harbor:
- 38.392345, -76.280224
- 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 Swan Harbor
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Swan Harbor is near Calvert County and also Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's 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 Swan Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Harbor ...
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.
- Appeal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Carol Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carol Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Crapo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Driftwood Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
- Drum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Fishing Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Green Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Gum Swamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Harbor Light Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
- Lakesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Seashore Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
How Far From Swan Harbor 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 Swan Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swan Harbor and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swan Harbor to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 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- Swan Harbor) 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 Swan Harbor 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 Swan Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3923, Longitude: -76.2802 In this case, the coordinates for Swan Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.596 degrees. |
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