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

When in Kitty Corner Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitty Corner Park 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 Kitty Corner Park:
    • 38.826503, -75.963549
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kitty Corner Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitty Corner 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.

  • Chapel Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
    • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
  • Chapel Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
    • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Forest Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
    • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Griffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • High Banks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
    • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Kittys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
    • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Lewistown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Mill Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Providence Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
    • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Swan Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
    • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
  • Walkertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
  • Wings Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
    • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County

How Far From Kitty Corner Park 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 Kitty Corner Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kitty Corner Park 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 57 miles [91.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kitty Corner Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kitty Corner Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kitty Corner Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8265, Longitude: -75.9635       In this case, the coordinates for Kitty Corner Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kitty Corner Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.264 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.294 degrees.









 

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