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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 Chesterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterville 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 Chesterville:
- 39.275944, -75.915218
- 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 Chesterville
- 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 Chesterville 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 Chesterville
Communities Also Named Chesterville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Chesterville.
Within Maryland, the name Chesterville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Chesterville is located in Douglas County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Chesterville.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Chesterville is located in Dearborn County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Chesterville.
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Chesterville is located in Franklin County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chesterville.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Chesterville is located in Lee County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Chesterville.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Chesterville is located in Morrow County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Chesterville.
- Ontario
- This Chesterville lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Chesterville is located in Chester County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chesterville.
- Quebec
- This Chesterville lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- Texas
- Colorado County
- This Chesterville is located in Colorado County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Chesterville.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Chesterville is located in Wood County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Chesterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterville ...
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.
- Crumpton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deep Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Double Creek Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
- Ford Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Irelands Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mussel Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
- Pheasantfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Pondtown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
- Rivers Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Spry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spry Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
- Unicorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Unicorn Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
How Far From Chesterville 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 Chesterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterville and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chesterville to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> 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 37 miles [59.5 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 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 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 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- Chesterville) 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 Chesterville 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 Chesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2759, Longitude: -75.9152 In this case, the coordinates for Chesterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.203 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.093 degrees. |
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