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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 Hard Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hard 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 Hard Corner:
    • 38.379570, -76.956917
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hard Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hard Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Hard Corner.

Within Maryland, the name Hard Corner is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hard Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Hard Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hard Corner that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hard Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hard 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.

  • Allens Fresh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Fresh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
    • Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
  • Anchorage Anchors
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage Anchors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
    • Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
  • Chapel Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
    • Chapel Point is located in Charles County
  • Coffee Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
    • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Charles County
  • Dentsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
    • Dentsville is located in Charles County
  • Gravelly Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
    • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Indiantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Lone Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
    • Lone Holly is located in Charles County
  • Mount Victoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
  • Popes Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
    • Popes Creek is located in Charles County
  • Rolling Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Charles County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hard Corner and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hard Corner to La Plata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hard Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hard Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hard Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3796, Longitude: -76.9569       In this case, the coordinates for Hard Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hard Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.874 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.342 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.879 degrees.




 

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