Outdoor Activities ...

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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kitty Corner Park

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

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)
  • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
• Chapel Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
• Forest Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• High Banks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Kittys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
• Lewistown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Mill Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Providence Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
• Swan Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
• Walkertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Wings Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kitty Corner Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'