Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hartly:
  • 39.168364, -75.712347
  • 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 Hartly

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Hartly is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne'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 Hartly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartly ...

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.

• Bolton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Chapeltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chapeltown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
• Downs Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Forest Gate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
• Hourglass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hourglass is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
• Meadow Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
• Peters Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rolling Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Seven Hickories
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
  • Shorts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
  • Slaughter
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Templeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Whigville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whigville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

How Far From Hartly 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 town such as Hartly to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hartly to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'