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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 Huckleberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huckleberry 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 Huckleberry:
- 38.415680, -76.986362
- 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 Huckleberry
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Huckleberry is near King George County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Huckleberry
Communities Also Named Huckleberry ...
We found four communities that are also named Huckleberry.
Within Maryland, the name Huckleberry is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Huckleberry [Orange County].
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Huckleberry [Trumbull County].
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Huckleberry is located in Hamilton County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Huckleberry that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Huckleberry.
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Huckleberry [Dickenson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huckleberry ...
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 east)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
- Clarks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Ellenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Hard Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hard Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
- Mariellen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Mount Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Popes Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Port Tobacco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Huckleberry 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 Huckleberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huckleberry and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Huckleberry to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Huckleberry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huckleberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huckleberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Huckleberry 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 Huckleberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4157, Longitude: -76.9864 In this case, the coordinates for Huckleberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.889 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.365 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.878 degrees. |
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