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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 Chesapeake Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesapeake Landing 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 Chesapeake Landing:
- 39.265665, -76.151895
- 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 Chesapeake Landing
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Chesapeake Landing is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Chesapeake Landing
Communities Also Named Chesapeake Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Chesapeake Landing.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Chesapeake Landing.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Cecil County
- This Chesapeake Landing is located in Cecil County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chesapeake Landing that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Chesapeake Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesapeake 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.
- Buck Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buck Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
- Buck Neck Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
- Butlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butlertown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
- Catts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
- Chestertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delta Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
- Goose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goose Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
- Goose Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Hanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heron Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Lees Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lynch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Orchard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Parson Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parson Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
- Sandy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesapeake Landing and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Chesapeake Landing 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 53 miles [85.3 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 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Chesapeake Landing) 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 Chesapeake Landing 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 Chesapeake Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2657, Longitude: -76.1519 In this case, the coordinates for Chesapeake Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.343 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.197 degrees. |
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