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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 Jensen's Hyde Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jensen's Hyde Park 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 Jensen's Hyde Park:
- 38.815467, -76.055905
- 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 Jensen's Hyde Park
- 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Jensen's Hyde Park is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne'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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Jensen's Hyde Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jensen's Hyde Park ...
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.
- Anchorage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Chapel Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clearview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Crabapple Court
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
- Forest Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
- Georgia Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kittys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Longwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Miles River Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
- Mulberry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Rice Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rice Land is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
- Riser Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riser Place is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
- Swan Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
- Third Haven Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Jensen's Hyde Park 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 Jensen's Hyde Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jensen's Hyde Park and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Jensen's Hyde Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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- Jensen's Hyde Park) 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 Jensen's Hyde Park 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 Jensen's Hyde Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8155, Longitude: -76.0559 In this case, the coordinates for Jensen's Hyde Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.319 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.337 degrees. |
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