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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 Hunters Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Ridge 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 Hunters Ridge:
    • 39.045945, -76.115503
    • 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 Hunters Ridge
  • 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 Hunters Ridge is near Kent County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Hunters Ridge

Communities Also Named Hunters Ridge ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Hunters Ridge.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Hunters Ridge.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Charles County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hunters Ridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Houston County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Will County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Darlington County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Williamson County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the west southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hunters Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Ridge ...

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.

  • Cliffs City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
  • Conquest Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
  • Earle Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hickory Thicket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Thicket is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
  • Indian Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Mainbrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
  • Mallard Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Orchard View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Quaker Neck Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Recovery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Woodstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
  • Wye Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor

How Far From Hunters Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hunters Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Ridge and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Ridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunters Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hunters Ridge 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 Hunters Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0459, Longitude: -76.1155       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.337 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.835 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.27 degrees.