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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 Island View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View 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 Island View:
- 38.929836, -76.301343
- 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 Island View
- 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 Island View is near Talbot County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Island View
Communities Also Named Island View ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Island View.
Within Maryland, the name Island View is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Island View is located in Glynn County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Island View.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Island View is located in Montgomery County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Island View.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Island View is located in Delta County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Island View.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Island View is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Island View.
- New Brunswick
- This Island View lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Island View lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This Island View is located in Logan County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Island View.
- Wood County
- This Island View is located in Wood County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Island View.
- Saskatchewan
- This Island View lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Island View is located in Davis County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Island View.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Island View is located in Benton County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Island View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View ...
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.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverfields is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfields
- Dominion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dominion is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Harborview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harborview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Kangaroo Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kangaroo Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangaroo Beach
- Kent Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cove
- Kent Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Kent Timbers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Timbers is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Timbers
- Kentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kentwood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Paradise Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Island is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Island
- Romancoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sharktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharktown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharktown
- Shipping Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shipping Creek is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipping Creek
- Stevensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shores
How Far From Island View 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 Island View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island View and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Island View to Centreville, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Island View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Island View 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 Island View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9298, Longitude: -76.3013 In this case, the coordinates for Island View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.95 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.393 degrees. |
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