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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 Eden Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eden Estates 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 Eden Estates:
- 38.281612, -75.655433
- 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 Eden Estates
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Eden Estates is near Wicomico County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Eden Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eden Estates ...
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.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedarcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Crows Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crows Nest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Deep Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Harbour is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Harbour
- Doe Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Dogwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Ferry Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Road is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Patricks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
- Perrys Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perrys Haven is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Haven
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Riverside Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
- Sandy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Shad Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Tall Timbers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Twiggs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Eden Estates 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 Eden Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eden Estates and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Eden Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eden Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eden Estates 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 Eden Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2816, Longitude: -75.6554 In this case, the coordinates for Eden Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.384 degrees. |
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