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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 Chickasaw Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chickasaw Run 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 Chickasaw Run:
- 38.489567, -76.761355
- 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 Chickasaw Run
- 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 Chickasaw Run 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 Chickasaw Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chickasaw Run ...
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.
- Arborview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Big Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Breezy Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Hidden River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Independence Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Karen Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Loves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Rustic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Chickasaw Run 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 Chickasaw Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chickasaw Run and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chickasaw Run to Leonardtown, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Chickasaw Run) 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 Chickasaw Run 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 Chickasaw Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4896, Longitude: -76.7614 In this case, the coordinates for Chickasaw Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.756 degrees. |
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