Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jumptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jumptown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jumptown

• 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 Jumptown:
  • 38.961224, -75.918549
  • 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 Jumptown

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Jumptown is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Jumptown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jumptown ...

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.

• Brick Wall Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
• Bridgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Buckels Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
• Choptank Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
• Deans Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
• Fox Field
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Field is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
• Fox Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Holly Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
• Maple Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
• Mill Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Queen Anne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <1>
• Ruthsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
• Spring Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Trinity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jumptown and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Jumptown to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'