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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 Wind Haven Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wind Haven Estates 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 Wind Haven Estates:
- 38.634564, -76.533011
- 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 Wind Haven Estates
- 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 Wind Haven Estates 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 Wind Haven Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wind Haven Estates ...
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.
- Biglanes Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Breezy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dory Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Court
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- 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
(Less than 2 miles 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 south)
- 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 southeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Summer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tobacco Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Willow Beach Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Wind Haven Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wind Haven Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wind Haven Estates 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 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wind Haven Estates 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 32 miles [51.5 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 6,590 miles [10,605.6 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wind Haven Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wind Haven Estates 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 Wind Haven Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6346, Longitude: -76.5330 In this case, the coordinates for Wind Haven Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.611 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.081 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.606 degrees. |
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