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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 East New Market, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East New Market and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East New Market:
    • 38.596896, -75.923010
    • 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 East New Market
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East New Market ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
    • Barber is located in Talbot County
  • Bonnie Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
    • Bonnie Brook is located in Dorchester County
  • Bruceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Talbot County
  • Cardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
    • Cardtown is located in Dorchester County
  • Cedar Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
    • Cedar Woods is located in Dorchester County
  • Choptank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
    • Choptank is located in Caroline County
  • Ferry Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
    • Ferry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Hawkeye
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
  • Hicksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksburg
    • Hicksburg is located in Dorchester County
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Linkwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
    • Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
  • Marshyhope Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
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    • Mount Holly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Dorchester County
    • Sandtop
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
      • Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
    • Secretary
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
      • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <2>
    • Windyhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windyhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
      • Windyhill is located in Talbot County

How Far From East New Market 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 town such as East New Market to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East New Market and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from East New Market to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East New Market. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- East New Market) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East New Market. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5969, Longitude: -75.9230       In this case, the coordinates for East New Market have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East New Market 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 307.257 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.674 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.368 degrees.









 

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