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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 Velmeade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Velmeade 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 Velmeade:
    • 38.917612, -76.663577
    • 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 Velmeade
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Velmeade is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 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 Velmeade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Velmeade ...

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.

  • Birdsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Bowie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
  • Eagles Passages
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Friends Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
  • Gravely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hall is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Harbor Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Heather Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kings Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Merrywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Queen Anne Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Royale Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
    • Rutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Velmeade and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Velmeade to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Velmeade) 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 Velmeade 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 Velmeade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9176, Longitude: -76.6636       In this case, the coordinates for Velmeade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.668 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.191 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.55 degrees.