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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 Turners Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turners Field 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 Turners Field:
- 38.588176, -76.595236
- 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 Turners Field
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Turners Field is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, 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 Charles 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 Turners Field
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners Field ...
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.
- Biglanes Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Central Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Fiddlers Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Heather Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lord Cecil Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Quiet Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Ravenshead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sherbert
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sherbert is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Turkey Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Turners Field 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 Turners Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turners Field and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Turners Field to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turners Field) 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 Turners Field 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 Turners Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5882, Longitude: -76.5952 In this case, the coordinates for Turners Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.649 degrees. |
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