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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 Westfield Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westfield Station 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 Westfield Station:
    • 38.564566, -76.626349
    • 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 Westfield 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 Westfield Station is near Prince George's County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Westfield Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westfield 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.

  • Cedar Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Central Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Central Village is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Fiddlers Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Hunting Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Hunting Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
  • Lord Cecil Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
  • Meadow Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
  • New Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
  • Potts Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Potts Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
  • Prince Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Queensberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Queensberry is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
    • Quiet Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
    • Ravenshead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ravenshead is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Turkey Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
    • Wild Goose Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing

How Far From Westfield Station 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 Westfield Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Westfield Station to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westfield Station) 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 Westfield 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 Westfield Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5646, Longitude: -76.6263       In this case, the coordinates for Westfield Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.137 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.671 degrees.