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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 T B, we use the following websites to find information relevant to T B 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 T B:
- 38.701227, -76.874416
- 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 T B
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since T B is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 T B
Curious and Interesting Names Near T B ...
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.
- Ashbox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Constitution Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fairgreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendly Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hollaway Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Holly Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynnbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Pleasant Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Sharperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Springhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Sunrise Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From T B 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 T B to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in T B and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from T B to Upper Marlboro, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- T B) 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 T B 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 T B. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7012, Longitude: -76.8744 In this case, the coordinates for T B have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.806 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees. |
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