Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chance
- 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 Chance:
- 38.172067, -75.941045
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chance
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Chance is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Chance ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Chance.
Within Maryland, the name Chance is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Chance [Cherokee County].
- Clarke County
- This Chance is located in Clarke County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Chance that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Chance.
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chance ...
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.
- Bishops Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Champ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dames Quarter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dames Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Quarter
- Dames Quarter is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dames Quarter <5>
- Deal Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deal Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Island
- Deal Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deal Island <5>
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Somerset County
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Hog Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
- Hog Island is located in Dorchester County
- Jesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- New Road Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Road Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
- New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Pine Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
- Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
How Far From Chance 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 Chance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chance and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chance to Princess Anne, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Chance could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1721, Longitude: -75.9410 In this case, the coordinates for Chance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Chance to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.653 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.543 degrees. |