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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 Goose Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Hill 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 Goose Hill:
- 39.258721, -76.056057
- 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 Goose Hill
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Goose Hill is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Goose Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Hill ...
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.
- Bigwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bigwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
- Butlertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butlertown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
- Catts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
- Chestertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Double Creek Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
- Hanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heather Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heron Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lees Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lynch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mile Tree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Parson Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parson Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
- Pear Tree Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
- Pheasantfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
- Robinson Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Still Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Still Pond Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
How Far From Goose Hill 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 community such as Goose Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goose Hill and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Goose Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goose Hill) 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 Goose Hill 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 Goose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2587, Longitude: -76.0561 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.287 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.81 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.159 degrees. |
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