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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 Chapel Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel Woods 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 Chapel Woods:
- 38.863170, -75.974661
- 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 Chapel Woods
- 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 Chapel Woods 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 Chapel Woods
Communities Also Named Chapel Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Chapel Woods.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Chapel Woods.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Howard County
- This Chapel Woods is located in Howard County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Woods that is located in Talbot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chapel Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel Woods ...
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.
- Chapel Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Forest Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
- Georgia Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- High Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Banks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- Kitty Corner Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Kittys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Run is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Queen Anne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riser Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riser Place is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wings Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
How Far From Chapel Woods 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 Chapel Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapel Woods and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 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 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapel Woods) 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 Chapel Woods 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 Chapel Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8632, Longitude: -75.9747 In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.284 degrees. |
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