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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 The Bachelor Point Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Bachelor Point Harbor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Bachelor Point Harbor
- 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 The Bachelor Point Harbor:
- 38.672896, -76.171888
- 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 The Bachelor Point Harbor
- 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since The Bachelor Point Harbor is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 The Bachelor Point Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Bachelor Point Harbor ...
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.
- Castle Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Castle Haven is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Haven
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cooks Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
- Cornersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Hills Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Holly Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
- Holly Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Lloyds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Loves Folly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
- Patrick Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peachblossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
- Rays Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Point is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
- Royal Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sailors Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
- Solitude
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Thanksgiving
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
How Far From The Bachelor Point Harbor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Bachelor Point Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Bachelor Point Harbor and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from The Bachelor Point Harbor 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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- The Bachelor Point Harbor) 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 The Bachelor Point Harbor 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 The Bachelor Point Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6729, Longitude: -76.1719 In this case, the coordinates for The Bachelor Point Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.441 degrees. |
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