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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 Castle Haven Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Haven Estates 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 Castle Haven Estates:
    • 38.153453, -75.409085
    • 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 Castle Haven Estates
  • 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 Castle Haven Estates is near Somerset County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Castle Haven Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Haven Estates ...

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.

  • Boxiron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
  • Boxiron Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
  • Cedartown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Figgs Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
  • Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Girdletree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
  • Indiantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Nathaniels Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
  • Public Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
  • Rolling Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Snow Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Castle Haven Estates 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 Castle Haven Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Castle Haven Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 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 5,859 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 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Haven Estates) 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 Castle Haven Estates 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 Castle Haven Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1535, Longitude: -75.4091       In this case, the coordinates for Castle Haven Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.992 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.335 degrees.