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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 Kindy Hook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kindy Hook 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 Kindy Hook:
- 38.529288, -76.841636
- 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 Kindy Hook
- 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 Kindy Hook 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 Kindy Hook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kindy Hook ...
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.
- Arborview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Breezy Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Dentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Grosstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grosstown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosstown
- Hickory Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Independence Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Karen Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Masons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Serenity Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
- Stilltown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stilltown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Three Brothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Kindy Hook 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 Kindy Hook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kindy Hook and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kindy Hook to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Kindy Hook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kindy Hook 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 Kindy Hook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5293, Longitude: -76.8416 In this case, the coordinates for Kindy Hook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.798 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.774 degrees. |
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