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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 West Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Beach 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 West Beach:
- 38.695119, -76.533567
- 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 West Beach
- 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 West Beach 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 West Beach
Communities Also Named West Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named West Beach.
Within Maryland, the name West Beach is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This West Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east of the West Beach that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of West Beach.
- New Brunswick
- This West Beach lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Beach that is located in Calvert County.
- Washington
- San Juan County
- This West Beach is located in San Juan County and lies 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Beach that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of West Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Beach ...
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 southwest)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Burnt Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dory Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dory Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holiday Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Locust Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
- Marion Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Persimmon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Poplars
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Queen Anne Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sam Owings Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
- Summer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trails is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
How Far From West Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Beach and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Beach 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 West Beach 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 West Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6951, Longitude: -76.5336 In this case, the coordinates for West Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.086 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.582 degrees. |
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