Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chaptico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chaptico and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chaptico

• 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 Chaptico:
  • 38.367626, -76.783023
  • 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 Chaptico

• 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Since Chaptico is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Chaptico

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chaptico ...

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.

• Birch Hanger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
• Bull Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Burning Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
• Coffee Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
• Gravelly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
• Helen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Hurry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
• Indiantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Longview Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
• Loveville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <1>
• Milestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Redgate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chaptico and extending to:

• Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Chaptico to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'