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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 Horseshoe Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horseshoe Estates 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 Horseshoe Estates:
- 38.942891, -75.962717
- 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 Horseshoe Estates
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Horseshoe Estates is near Caroline County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Horseshoe Estates
Communities Also Named Horseshoe Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Horseshoe Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Horseshoe Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Horseshoe Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Horseshoe Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Horseshoe Estates that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Horseshoe Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseshoe Estates ...
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.
- Buckels Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Chapel Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Chapel Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Deans Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Fox Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Jumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jumptown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Run is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Horseshoe Estates 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 Horseshoe Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horseshoe Estates and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Horseshoe Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horseshoe Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Horseshoe Estates 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 Horseshoe Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9429, Longitude: -75.9627 In this case, the coordinates for Horseshoe Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.247 degrees. |
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