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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 Indian Hammock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Hammock 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 Indian Hammock:
    • 37.996513, -75.769653
    • 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 Indian Hammock
  • 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 Indian Hammock is near Accomack County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Indian Hammock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Hammock ...

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.

  • Byrdtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdtown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdtown
  • Cash Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Frogeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frogeye is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
  • Hearts Ease
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Howard is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Mariners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mariners is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners
  • Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Parsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parsonville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
  • Pauls Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
  • Sackertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sackertown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackertown

How Far From Indian Hammock 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 Indian Hammock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Hammock to Princess Anne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Indian Hammock) 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 Indian Hammock 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 Indian Hammock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9965, Longitude: -75.7697       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Hammock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.21 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.527 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.542 degrees.