Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hughesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hughesville
- 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 Hughesville:
- 38.532622, -76.783856
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hughesville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Hughesville is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George'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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hughesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hughesville.
Within Maryland, the name Hughesville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Pettis County
- This Hughesville is located in Pettis County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hughesville that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Hughesville.
- Montana
- Judith Basin County
- This Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hughesville that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Hughesville.
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Hughesville [Meagher County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hughesville that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Hughesville.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Hughesville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Hughesville is located in Lycoming County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hughesville that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Hughesville.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Hughesville is located in Loudoun County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hughesville that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Hughesville.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughesville ...
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.
- Arborview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Breezy Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Chickasaw Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Hunters Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Independence Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Karen Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Loves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Serenity Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serenity Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Three Brothers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Brothers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
How Far From Hughesville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hughesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughesville and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hughesville to La Plata, with an average speed<4> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hughesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5326, Longitude: -76.7839 In this case, the coordinates for Hughesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hughesville 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hughesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.749 degrees. |