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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 Victoria Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station:
- 38.684563, -76.624405
- 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 Victoria Station
- 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 Victoria Station is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's 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 Prince George's 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 Victoria Station
Communities Also Named Victoria Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Victoria Station.
Within Maryland, the name Victoria Station is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Victoria Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Victoria Station is located in Oconee County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Victoria Station that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Victoria Station.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Station ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Camelback
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Cedar Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Foxchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxchase is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Halls Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lord Calvert Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Marion Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Meadow Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Mill Seat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Persimmon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Sandy Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Smoky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
- Stone Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
- Sycamore Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Woodlawn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
How Far From Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria Station and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Victoria Station to Prince Frederick, 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- 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 6,592 miles [10,608.8 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Victoria Station) 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 Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6846, Longitude: -76.6244 In this case, the coordinates for Victoria Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.661 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.146 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.624 degrees. |
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