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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 Massey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Massey 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 Massey:
- 39.309833, -75.825214
- 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 Massey
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Massey is near Queen Anne's County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Massey
Communities Also Named Massey ...
We found eight communities that are also named Massey.
Within Maryland, the name Massey is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Massey is located in Morgan County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Massey that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Massey.
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Massey [Montgomery County].
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Massey is located in Dubuque County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Massey that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Massey.
- New Mexico
- Curry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Curry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Massey.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Massey [Wake County].
- Ontario
- This Massey lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Massey that is located in Kent County.
- Texas
- Hill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Massey [Hill County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Massey [Accomack County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Massey ...
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.
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Ford Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Irelands Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Kirby Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
- Peacock Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peacock Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Pleasant Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Rivers Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Unicorn Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
How Far From Massey 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 Massey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Massey and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Massey to Chestertown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Massey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Massey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Massey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Massey 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 Massey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3098, Longitude: -75.8252 In this case, the coordinates for Massey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.66 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.041 degrees. |
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