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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 Townshend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Townshend and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Townshend:
    • 38.665117, -76.866915
    • 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 Townshend
  • 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 Townshend 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 Townshend

Communities Also Named Townshend ...

We found one communities that are also named Townshend.

Within Maryland, the name Townshend is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Townshend in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Townshend is located in Windham County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Townshend that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Townshend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Townshend ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
  • Berry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Berry is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Constitution Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
  • Danville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Delight is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Park is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fox Run is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Station is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
  • Lynnbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
  • Pleasant Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
  • Springhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springhaven is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

How Far From Townshend 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 Townshend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Townshend and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Townshend to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 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- Townshend) 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 Townshend 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 Townshend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6651, Longitude: -76.8669       In this case, the coordinates for Townshend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.804 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.306 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees.