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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 Butlertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butlertown 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 Butlertown:
    • 39.282610, -76.104393
    • 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 Butlertown
  • 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 Butlertown is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Butlertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlertown ...

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.

  • Bigwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bigwoods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
  • Buck Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
  • Buck Neck Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
  • Catts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Catts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
  • Chestertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
  • Hanesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Heron Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heron Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
  • Lees Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Lynch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lynch is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Orchard Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Parson Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Parson Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
    • Robinson Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Still Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Still Pond Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
    • Woods Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Butlertown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Butlertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Butlertown and extending to:

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Butlertown 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butlertown) 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 Butlertown 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 Butlertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2826, Longitude: -76.1044       In this case, the coordinates for Butlertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.313 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.844 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.17 degrees.