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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 Char-Nor Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Char-Nor Manor 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 Char-Nor Manor:
- 39.238721, -75.985220
- 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 Char-Nor Manor
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Char-Nor Manor is near Kent County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Char-Nor Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Char-Nor Manor ...
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.
- Bigwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bigwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
- Chestertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crumpton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deep Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Double Creek Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
- Ford Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
- Goose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goose Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mussel Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
- Pear Tree Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
- Pheasantfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
- Pine Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
- Piney Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Shores
- Pondtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pondtown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
- Robinson Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Spry Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spry Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
How Far From Char-Nor Manor 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 Char-Nor Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Char-Nor Manor and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Char-Nor Manor to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Char-Nor Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Char-Nor Manor 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 Char-Nor Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2387, Longitude: -75.9852 In this case, the coordinates for Char-Nor Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.761 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.137 degrees. |
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