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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 Hallet Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallet Heights 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 Hallet Heights:
- 38.184841, -75.383529
- 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 Hallet Heights
- 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 Hallet Heights is near Wicomico County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Hallet Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallet Heights ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Boxiron Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
- Cedartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Figgs Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Girdletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Indiantown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Nathaniels Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
- Piney Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Public Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Public Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Hallet Heights 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 Hallet Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hallet Heights and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hallet Heights 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hallet Heights) 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 Hallet Heights 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 Hallet Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1848, Longitude: -75.3835 In this case, the coordinates for Hallet Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.975 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.312 degrees. |
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