Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitneys Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitneys Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whitneys Landing

• 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 Whitneys Landing:
  • 39.074277, -76.588020
  • 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 Whitneys Landing

• 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 Whitneys Landing is near Prince George's County and also Baltimore City, 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 Baltimore City

• 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 Whitneys Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitneys Landing ...

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.

• Captains Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
• Chartwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
• Cool Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
• Fair Winds
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
• Foxhollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Frost
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Harbor Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
• Herald Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
• Hillendale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
• Holly Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
• Jennings
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Longmeadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Maceys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
  • Pack Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Rivendell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
  • Round Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
  • Spring Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
  • Stewarts Purchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
  • Sunrise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Tall Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Trinity Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
  • Valentine Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek
  • Windy Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls

How Far From Whitneys Landing 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 Whitneys Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whitneys Landing and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Whitneys Landing to White House, with an average speed<2> 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'