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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 Champ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champ and the surrounding area.
- 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 Champ:
- 38.157955, -75.806378
- 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 Champ
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Champ is near Wicomico County and also Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Champ
Communities Also Named Champ ...
We found five communities that are also named Champ.
Within Maryland, the name Champ is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This Champ is located in Audrain County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west of the Champ that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Champ.
- Saint Louis County
- This Champ is located in Saint Louis County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the west of the Champ that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Champ.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Champ is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Champ that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Champ.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Champ is located in Lincoln County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Champ that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Champ.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Champ is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Champ that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Champ.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champ ...
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.
- Chance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clara is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Dames Quarter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deal Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Greenhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenhill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Road Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
- Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pauls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Pine Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
- Polk Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk Road is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Road
How Far From Champ to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Champ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champ and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Champ to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champ) 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 Champ 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 Champ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1580, Longitude: -75.8064 In this case, the coordinates for Champ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.494 degrees. |
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