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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 Kerrick Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerrick Manor 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 Kerrick Manor:
- 38.541232, -76.919138
- 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 Kerrick Manor
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Kerrick Manor is near Saint Mary's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Kerrick Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerrick Manor ...
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.
- Bannister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Clarks Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Ellenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Grosstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hunters Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kent Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Square is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kings Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Grant is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Lyons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Mariellen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pheasant Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Quailwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quailwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rogers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rosewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Serenity Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Turkey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Willow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
How Far From Kerrick Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kerrick Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kerrick Manor and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Kerrick Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kerrick Manor) 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 Kerrick Manor 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 Kerrick Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5412, Longitude: -76.9191 In this case, the coordinates for Kerrick Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.842 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.802 degrees. |
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