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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 Britton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Britton 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 Britton:
    • 38.260128, -76.644962
    • 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 Britton
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Britton is near Westmoreland County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Britton

Communities Also Named Britton ...

We found nine communities that are also named Britton.

Within Maryland, the name Britton is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Britton [Crawford County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Britton [Butler County].
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Britton is located in Lenawee County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Britton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma County
      • This Britton is located in Oklahoma County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<2> to the west of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Britton.
    • Ontario
      • This Britton lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Britton is located in Sumter County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the southwest of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Britton.
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • This Britton is located in Marshall County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Britton.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Britton [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Ellis County
      • This Britton is located in Ellis County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Britton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Britton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Britton ...

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.

  • Burnt Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
  • Buzzard Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Laceys Venture
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
  • Leonardtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pawpaw Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
  • Sandyland Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
  • Society Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Tintop Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
  • Wilderness
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Britton and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Britton to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Britton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Britton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Britton 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 Britton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2601, Longitude: -76.6450       In this case, the coordinates for Britton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.125 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.796 degrees.