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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 Frogeye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frogeye 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 Frogeye:
- 38.027623, -75.690207
- 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 Frogeye
- 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 Frogeye is near Worcester County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Frogeye
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frogeye ...
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.
- Bullbegger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullbegger is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullbegger
- Cash Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Flag Pond Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond Landing is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond Landing
- Greenhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenhill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Hearts Ease
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
- Howard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Indian Hammock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hammock is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hammock
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Parsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Pauls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Shad Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shad Landing is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Landing
- Shelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelltown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Frogeye 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 Frogeye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Frogeye and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Frogeye to Princess Anne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 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 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frogeye) 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 Frogeye 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 Frogeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0276, Longitude: -75.6902 In this case, the coordinates for Frogeye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.162 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.477 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.498 degrees. |
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