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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 Dogwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Village 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 Dogwood Village:
- 39.347612, -75.881884
- 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 Dogwood Village
- 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 Dogwood Village is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Dogwood Village
Communities Also Named Dogwood Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Dogwood Village.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Dogwood Village.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Wicomico County
- This Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dogwood Village that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Dogwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Village ...
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.
- Cash Corner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Earleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Harmony Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Irelands Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- John Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Knocks Folly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pleasant Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Rivers Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
How Far From Dogwood Village 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 Dogwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Village and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Village to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 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- Dogwood Village) 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 Dogwood Village 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 Dogwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3476, Longitude: -75.8819 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.177 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.05 degrees. |
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