Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crosswinds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crosswinds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crosswinds
- 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 Crosswinds:
- 38.864560, -76.357731
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crosswinds
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Crosswinds is near Talbot County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crosswinds ...
We found two communities that share the name Crosswinds.
Within Maryland, the name Crosswinds is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Crosswinds is located in Horry County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crosswinds that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Crosswinds.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Crosswinds [Fairfax County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosswinds ...
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.
- Crescendo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Harper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Island View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kent Point Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Point Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Farm
- Kent Point Farm is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kent Point Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Point Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Manor
- Kent Point Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kent Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Timbers
- Kent Timbers is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mallard Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
- Nutcracker Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutcracker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
- Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
- Paradise Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Island
- Paradise Island is located in Queen Anne's County
- Porters Pride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Pride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
- Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
- Romancoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Shipping Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipping Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipping Creek
- Shipping Creek is located in Queen Anne's County
- Walnut Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shores
- Walnut Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
How Far From Crosswinds 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 Crosswinds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crosswinds and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crosswinds to Centreville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the west (W). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crosswinds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
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- Crosswinds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crosswinds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8646, Longitude: -76.3577 In this case, the coordinates for Crosswinds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Crosswinds could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crosswinds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.982 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.443 degrees. |