Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Girdletree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Girdletree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Girdletree

• 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 Girdletree:
  • 38.094565, -75.397419
  • 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 Girdletree

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Girdletree is near Accomack County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Girdletree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Girdletree ...

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.

• Boxiron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
• Boxiron Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
• Figgs Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
• George Island Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • George Island Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Island Landing
• Goodwill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Goodwill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Greenbackville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenbackville is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbackville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbackville <1>
• Indiantown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Nathaniels Retreat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <1>
• Willow Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Girdletree 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 Girdletree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Girdletree and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Girdletree to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'