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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 North Town Creek Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Town Creek Manor 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 North Town Creek Manor:
- 38.302347, -76.503843
- 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 North Town Creek Manor
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since North Town Creek Manor is near Calvert County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 North Town Creek Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Town Creek Manor ...
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.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Discovery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Dowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
- Greenview Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Haven is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Laceys Venture
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laceys Venture is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Venture
- Maple Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Middle Earth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scotch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Town Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
How Far From North Town Creek Manor 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 North Town Creek Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Town Creek Manor and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from North Town Creek Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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- North Town Creek Manor) 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 North Town Creek Manor 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 North Town Creek Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3023, Longitude: -76.5038 In this case, the coordinates for North Town Creek Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.035 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees. |
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