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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 Webbs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webbs Corner 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 Webbs Corner:
    • 38.754006, -76.588571
    • 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 Webbs Corner
  • 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 Webbs Corner is near Calvert County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Webbs Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbs Corner ...

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.

  • Baywalker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Cedar Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Fairhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friendship Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Jewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Lofty Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
  • Masons Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Masons Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Beach
  • Nutwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
  • Queen Anne Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
  • Tabernacle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Tracys Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trails is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
    • Tranquility
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Woodside View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
    • Wuthering Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Webbs Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 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' (or 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- Webbs Corner) 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 Webbs Corner 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 Webbs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7540, Longitude: -76.5886       In this case, the coordinates for Webbs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.635 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.128 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.582 degrees.