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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 Buckels Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckels Corner 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 Buckels Corner:
- 38.989835, -75.896603
- 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 Buckels Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Buckels Corner is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Buckels Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckels Corner ...
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.
- Brick Wall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Choptank Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
- Choptank Ponds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
- Deans Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Fox Field
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Holly Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jumptown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Spring Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Buckels Corner 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 Buckels Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buckels Corner and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Buckels Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 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' (or 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- Buckels Corner) 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 Buckels Corner 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 Buckels Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9898, Longitude: -75.8966 In this case, the coordinates for Buckels Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.201 degrees. |
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