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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Gatts Corner.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gatts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gatts Corner 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 Gatts Corner:
    • 38.893725, -76.509959<1>
    • 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 Gatts Corner
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Gatts Corner is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Gatts Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gatts Corner ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Bahama View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bahama View is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
  • Birdsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Birdsville is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Chalk Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chalk Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
  • Chapel Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Knoll is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
  • Cherry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Chestnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Donovans Pier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Donovans Pier is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Edgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater Beach is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Felicity Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Felicity Cove is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity Cove
  • Fishing Creek Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishing Creek Farms is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Galesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Harbor View is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harness Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Harness Woods is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
    • Holly Hill Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Holly Hill Harbor is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Harbor
    • Holly Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Landing is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
    • Hunt Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hunt Meadows is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
    • Keys Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Keys Farm is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
    • Kitty Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kitty Creek is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
    • Knightsbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Knightsbridge is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lands End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lands End is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
    • Londontowne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Londontowne is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
    • Mariners Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mariners Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
    • Mayo
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mayo is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mill Swamp
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mill Swamp is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Swamp
    • Oakbluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakbluff is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Oyster Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oyster Harbor is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
    • Painters Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Painters Hill is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Ponder Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ponder Cove is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cove
    • Poplar Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Shady Side
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snug Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Snug Harbor is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Timber Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Timber Creek is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Turkey Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Turkey Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
    • Walnut Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Lake is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
    • Watergate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Watergate is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate

How Far From Gatts Corner 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 included the distance from a community such as Gatts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Gatts Corner to White House, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Gatts Corner:
     Decimal: 38.89372, -76.509959
     DDMMSS: 38° 53' 37", -76° 30' 35"
<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Gatts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gatts Corner 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 Gatts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8937, Longitude: -76.5100       In this case, the coordinates for Gatts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.086 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.495 degrees.