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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 Meadowbrook Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowbrook Court 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 Meadowbrook Court:
    • 38.724936, -75.812862
    • 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 Meadowbrook Court
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Meadowbrook Court is near Dorchester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Meadowbrook Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowbrook Court ...

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.

  • American Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • American Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
  • Bureau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bureau is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
  • Choptank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Choptank is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
  • Federalsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Finchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • High Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • High Banks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
  • Holly Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Jacobs Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
  • Jonestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Marshyhope Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Potters Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
    • Williams Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
    • Wings Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

How Far From Meadowbrook Court to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Meadowbrook Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowbrook Court to Denton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook Court) 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 Meadowbrook Court 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 Meadowbrook Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7249, Longitude: -75.8129       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowbrook Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.184 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.272 degrees.