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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 Catchpenny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catchpenny 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 Catchpenny:
    • 38.354841, -75.723818
    • 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 Catchpenny
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Catchpenny is near Somerset County and also Sussex 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 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 Catchpenny

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catchpenny ...

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.

  • Cedarcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
  • Crooked Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
  • Ferry Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Road is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Green Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
  • Jenkins Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
  • Patricks Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
  • Pea Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pea Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
  • Rockawalking Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
  • Rolling Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Royal Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Royal Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Sandy Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Silver Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
    • Trinity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Trinity is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Twiggs Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Walnut
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Catchpenny to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Catchpenny) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Catchpenny 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 Catchpenny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3548, Longitude: -75.7238       In this case, the coordinates for Catchpenny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.159 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.524 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.383 degrees.