Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hudson Corner:
  • 38.053179, -75.708540
  • 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 Hudson Corner

• 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 Hudson Corner is near Worcester County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Hudson Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudson Corner ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Cottage Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
• Frogeye
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Frogeye is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
• Greenhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Hearts Ease
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Indian Hammock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hammock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hammock
• Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Parsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsonville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Pauls Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
• Shelltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Hudson Corner 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 Hudson Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hudson Corner and extending to:

• Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hudson Corner to Princess Anne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'