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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 Hoopers Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoopers Neck 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 Hoopers Neck:
    • 38.355124, -76.465230
    • 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 Hoopers Neck
  • 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since Hoopers Neck is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Hoopers Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoopers Neck ...

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.

  • Appeal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Appeal is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
  • Carol Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cove View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cove View is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Dowell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Drum Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Harbor Light Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
  • Johnstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Johnstown is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • River View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • River View is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Scotch Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
  • Spring Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spruce Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Summerville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Summerville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Town Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Trueman Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe

How Far From Hoopers Neck 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 Hoopers Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoopers Neck to Prince Frederick, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 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- Hoopers Neck) 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 Hoopers Neck 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 Hoopers Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3551, Longitude: -76.4652       In this case, the coordinates for Hoopers Neck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.014 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.686 degrees.