Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Choptank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choptank and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Choptank

• 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 Choptank:
  • 38.680949, -75.948270
  • 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 Choptank

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Choptank is near Talbot County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Choptank

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choptank ...

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.

• Barber
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barber is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Bruceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bruceville is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Holly Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
• Ivytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivytown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lloyd Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Providence Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
• Sandtop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
• Secretary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <1>
• Windyhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Windyhill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill

How Far From Choptank 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 Choptank to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Choptank and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Choptank to Denton, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'