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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 Thrift, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thrift 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 Thrift:
- 38.718746, -76.933331
- 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 Thrift
- 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 Thrift is near Charles County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Thrift
Communities Also Named Thrift ...
We found five communities that are also named Thrift.
Within Maryland, the name Thrift is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Thrift [Emanuel County].
- Jenkins County
- This Thrift is located in Jenkins County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Thrift that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Thrift.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Thrift [Mecklenburg County].
- Texas
- Wichita County
- This Thrift is located in Wichita County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<2> to the west of the Thrift that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Thrift.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Thrift is located in Pierce County and lies 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Thrift that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Thrift.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thrift ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harmony Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Jenkins Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Kerby Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Lynnbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Pleasant Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sharperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Springhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Squires Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
How Far From Thrift 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 Thrift to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thrift and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thrift to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Thrift could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thrift) 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 Thrift 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 Thrift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7187, Longitude: -76.9333 In this case, the coordinates for Thrift have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.74 degrees. |
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