Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Willow Beach Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Beach Colony and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Beach Colony

• 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 Willow Beach Colony:
  • 38.628731, -76.517454
  • 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 Willow Beach Colony

• 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 Willow Beach Colony 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 Willow Beach Colony

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Beach Colony ...

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.

• Breezy Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Carpenter Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
• Christiana
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Christiana is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Dory Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dory Court is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
• Holiday Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
• Line Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
• Locust Grove Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
• Peach Blossom Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
• Plum Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plum Point is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
• Summer City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Summer City is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
• Tobacco Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
• Tranquility
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tranquility is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
• Willows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Willows is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Willow Beach Colony 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 Willow Beach Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Willow Beach Colony to Annapolis, 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'