Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in McGinnes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGinnes and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 McGinnes:
  • 39.219554, -75.951885
  • 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 McGinnes

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Since McGinnes is near Kent County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • eBird sighting report for Kent 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGinnes ...

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.

• Crumpton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton
  • Crumpton is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpton <1>
• Deep Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
• Double Creek Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Creek Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
  • Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
• Ford Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
  • Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
• Mussel Shoals
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mussel Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
  • Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
• Pear Tree Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pear Tree Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
  • Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
• Pheasantfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasantfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
  • Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
• Pine Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
  • Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
• Piney Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Shores
  • Piney Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
• Pondtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
  • Pondtown is located in Queen Anne's County
• Springview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
  • Springview is located in Queen Anne's County
• Spry Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
  • Spry Landing is located in Kent County

How Far From McGinnes 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 McGinnes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McGinnes and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McGinnes to Centreville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/

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