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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 McCleans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCleans Corner 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 McCleans Corner:
- 39.198165, -76.189396
- 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 McCleans Corner
- 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 McCleans Corner is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 McCleans Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCleans Corner ...
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.
- Buck Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buck Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
- Buck Neck Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Deep Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Delta Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delta Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
- Goose Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Gratitude
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gratitude is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
- Hanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heather Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Kings Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lees Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Little Neck Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Quaker Neck Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Rock Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Shipyard Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From McCleans Corner 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 McCleans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McCleans Corner and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from McCleans Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McCleans Corner) 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 McCleans Corner 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 McCleans Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1982, Longitude: -76.1894 In this case, the coordinates for McCleans Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |
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