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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 Church Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church Creek 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 Church Creek:
- 38.503978, -76.153092
- 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 Church Creek
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Church Creek is near Talbot County and also Calvert 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 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 Church Creek
Communities Also Named Church Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Church Creek.
Within Maryland, the name Church Creek is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Church Creek is located in Kent County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Creek that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Church Creek.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Church Creek is located in Charleston County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Church Creek that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Church Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Church Creek ...
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.
- Bonnie Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Brook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cardtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cardtown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
- Cedar Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Woods is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Christs Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christs Rock is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christs Rock
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Gum Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
- Indianbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indianbone is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianbone
- Jacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Lovers Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovers Lane is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovers Lane
- Paw Paw Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paw Paw Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Point
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ripling Waters
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
- Seabreeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seabreeze is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Seaview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seaview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Treeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeland
How Far From Church Creek 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 town such as Church Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Church Creek and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Church Creek to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Church Creek) 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 Church Creek 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 Church Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5040, Longitude: -76.1531 In this case, the coordinates for Church Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.398 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.50 degrees. |
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