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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 Careytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Careytown 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 Careytown:
    • 38.434004, -75.325470
    • 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 Careytown
  • 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Since Careytown is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Careytown

Communities Also Named Careytown ...

We found one communities that are also named Careytown.

Within Maryland, the name Careytown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Careytown is located in Highland County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west of the Careytown that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Careytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Careytown ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishopville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bramblewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Glass Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
  • Greenland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenland is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Gumboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
  • Hickory Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Holiday Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
  • Libertytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Libertytown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
  • Longridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longridge
  • Louis Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mission
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Parsonsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepperbox
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pepperbox is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
    • Piney Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
    • Piney Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Poplar Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
    • Shingle Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing

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

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Careytown to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Careytown) 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 Careytown 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 Careytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4340, Longitude: -75.3255       In this case, the coordinates for Careytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.923 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.268 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.189 degrees.