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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 Ventnor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ventnor 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 Ventnor:
- 39.124832, -76.453849
- 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 Ventnor
- 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 Ventnor is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Ventnor
Communities Also Named Ventnor ...
We found one communities that are also named Ventnor.
Within Maryland, the name Ventnor is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Ventnor in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Ventnor lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north of the Ventnor that is located in Anne Arundel County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ventnor ...
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.
- Chase Wood Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
- Cottage Grove Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
- Creek View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Eagle Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Fairhaven Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Green Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Herons Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
- Hickory Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hunters Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
- Jacobsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Lake Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Long Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paradise Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Poplar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Riding Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Rock Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
- Rock Creek Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rock Hill Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
- Rockhill Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
- Rockview Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
- Rockwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
- Sanders Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Surfside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Tree Tops
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops
How Far From Ventnor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ventnor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ventnor and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ventnor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ventnor) 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 Ventnor 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 Ventnor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1248, Longitude: -76.4538 In this case, the coordinates for Ventnor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.531 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.38 degrees. |
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