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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 Charlestown Manor Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlestown Manor Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Charlestown Manor Beach
  • 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 Charlestown Manor Beach:
    • 39.575670, -75.966890
    • 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 Charlestown Manor Beach
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Charlestown Manor Beach is near Harford County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Charlestown Manor Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlestown Manor Beach ...

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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Carpenter Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
  • Chestnut Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
  • Elk Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
  • Elkmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Green Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Indian Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Joy Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
  • Leslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Leslie is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Mechanic Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Mountain Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Poplar Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Prestige Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
    • Quails Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Red Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Red Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Timberbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
    • Town Commons
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Town Commons is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons

How Far From Charlestown Manor Beach 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 Charlestown Manor Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Charlestown Manor Beach and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Charlestown Manor Beach to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlestown Manor Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Charlestown Manor Beach 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 Charlestown Manor Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5757, Longitude: -75.9669       In this case, the coordinates for Charlestown Manor Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.21 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.993 degrees.