Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Great Oak Landing:
  • 39.264553, -76.202731
  • 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 Great Oak Landing

• 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 Great Oak Landing is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Great Oak Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Oak Landing ...

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.

• Buck Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
• Buck Neck Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
• Butlertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Butlertown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
• Catts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
• Delta Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Delta Heights is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
• Goose Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Hanesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hanesville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Orchard Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Parson Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parson Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
• Sandy Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Woods Edge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Edge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Great Oak Landing 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 Great Oak Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Great Oak Landing and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Great Oak Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'