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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 Warthen Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warthen Knolls 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 Warthen Knolls:
- 38.872614, -76.604407
- 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 Warthen Knolls
- 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 Warthen Knolls 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 Warthen Knolls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warthen Knolls ...
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.
- Bahama View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
- Birdsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Chalk Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
- Chapel Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
- Cherry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Friends Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
- Galesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hill Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Harbor
- Holly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
- Hunt Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
- Kings Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
- Londontowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mill Swamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Swamp is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
- Ponder Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ponder Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cove
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Royale Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
- Rustic Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
- Shady Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Traceys Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
How Far From Warthen Knolls 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 Warthen Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warthen Knolls and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warthen Knolls 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the west (W). 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 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warthen Knolls) 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 Warthen Knolls 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 Warthen Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8726, Longitude: -76.6044 In this case, the coordinates for Warthen Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.543 degrees. |
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