Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Upper Marlboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Marlboro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Marlboro

• 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 Upper Marlboro:
  • 38.817235, -76.754528
  • 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 Upper Marlboro

• 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 Upper Marlboro is near Anne Arundel County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Upper Marlboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Marlboro ...

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.

• Brown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Fairgreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
• Fox Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Green Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
• Heritage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hills Landing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
• Iron Pot Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
• Leon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Maryvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Queensland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
• Rustic Knolls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
• Windy Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks

How Far From Upper Marlboro 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 town such as Upper Marlboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Upper Marlboro and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Marlboro to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'