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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 Bryantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryantown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bryantown:
    • 38.941780, -76.169949
    • 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 Bryantown
  • 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Since Bryantown is near Talbot County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Bryantown

Communities Also Named Bryantown ...

We found two communities that are also named Bryantown.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Bryantown.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bryantown in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Charles County
      • This Bryantown is located in Charles County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bryantown that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Bryantown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Northampton County
      • This Bryantown is located in Northampton County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bryantown that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bryantown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryantown ...

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.

  • Guys
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Kent Narrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
  • Mainbrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
  • Narrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Perrys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
  • Queenstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Sportsman Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Wye Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
  • Wye Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
  • Wye Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bryantown to Centreville, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Bryantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bryantown 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 Bryantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9418, Longitude: -76.1699       In this case, the coordinates for Bryantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.377 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.863 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.334 degrees.