Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wards Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wards Meadow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wards Meadow
- 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 Wards Meadow:
- 38.703451, -76.653852
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wards Meadow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Wards Meadow is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wards Meadow ...
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.
- Camelback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Foxchase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Halls Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
- Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
- Lord Calvert Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lord Calvert Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Meadow Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Mill Seat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Persimmon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Smoky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Tuckers Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Woodlawn Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
- Woodside View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
- Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sycamore Ridge
How Far From Wards Meadow 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 Wards Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wards Meadow and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wards Meadow to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wards Meadow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wards Meadow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wards Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7035, Longitude: -76.6539 In this case, the coordinates for Wards Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wards Meadow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.167 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.629 degrees. |