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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 Hollingsworth Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollingsworth Circle 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 Hollingsworth Circle:
- 39.043878, -75.825954
- 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 Hollingsworth Circle
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Hollingsworth Circle is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Hollingsworth Circle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollingsworth Circle ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buckels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Choptank Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
- Choptank Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
- Choptank Ponds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
- Deans Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fox Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Holly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Kane Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
- Lords Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
- Maple Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Sandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Hollingsworth Circle 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 Hollingsworth Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hollingsworth Circle and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hollingsworth Circle to Denton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hollingsworth Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hollingsworth Circle 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 Hollingsworth Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0439, Longitude: -75.8260 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.168 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.149 degrees. |
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