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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 Chapman Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapman Landing 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 Chapman Landing:
    • 38.621507, -77.119145
    • 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 Chapman Landing
  • 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 Chapman Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Chapman Landing.

Within Maryland, the name Chapman Landing is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Chapman Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • This Chapman Landing is located in Columbia County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapman Landing that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Chapman Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapman Landing ...

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.

  • Bryans Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Road
    • Bryans Road is located in Charles County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryans Road <3>
  • Freedom Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Charles County
  • Holly Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
    • Holly Haven is located in Charles County
  • Indian Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <3>
  • Jones View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
    • Jones View is located in Charles County
  • Knotts Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
    • Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
  • Perry Wright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
    • Perry Wright is located in Charles County
  • Pomonkey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
    • Pomonkey is located in Charles County
  • Pomonkey Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomonkey Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
    • Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
  • Redhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
    • Redhill is located in Charles County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapman Landing and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chapman Landing to La Plata, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapman Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chapman Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapman Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6215, Longitude: -77.1191       In this case, the coordinates for Chapman Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chapman Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.955 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.471 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.854 degrees.




 

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