Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hearts Ease:
  • 38.016235, -75.816320
  • 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 Hearts Ease

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Hearts Ease is near Accomack County and also Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Hearts Ease

Communities Also Named Hearts Ease ...

We found one communities that are also named Hearts Ease.

Within Maryland, the name Hearts Ease is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hearts Ease in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Hearts Ease.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hearts Ease ...

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.

• Byrdtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Byrdtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdtown
• Cash Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
• Hopewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Indian Hammock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hammock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hammock
• Mariners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mariners is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners
• Marion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Nelson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Parsonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsonville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Pauls Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
• Sackertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sackertown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackertown

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

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

• Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hearts Ease to Princess Anne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'