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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 Kings Town Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Town Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kings Town Manor:
    • 39.206221, -76.048001
    • 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 Kings Town 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 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 Kings Town Manor is near Kent County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Kings Town Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Town 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.

  • Chestertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heather Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heron Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heron Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Lees Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lees Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Mile Tree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
  • Orchard Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Pear Tree Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

How Far From Kings Town Manor 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 Kings Town Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Town Manor to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 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 '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- Kings Town Manor) 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 Kings Town 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 Kings Town Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2062, Longitude: -76.0480       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Town Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.286 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.801 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.177 degrees.