Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carters Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Plains and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carters Plains

• 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 Carters Plains:
  • 38.812615, -76.060775
  • 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 Carters Plains

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Carters Plains is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Carters Plains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Plains ...

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.

• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crabapple Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Londonderry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Longwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longwoods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
• Miles River Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
• Mulberry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Rice Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
• Riser Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
• Swan Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
• Third Haven Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
• Walkertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carters Plains and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Carters Plains to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'