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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 Old Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Villa 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 Old Villa:
    • 38.798449, -76.109110
    • 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 Old Villa
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Old Villa is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Old Villa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Villa ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Cedar Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Copperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Copperville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Crabapple Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
  • Idlewild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Miles River Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
  • Mulberry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Peach Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Poplar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Rice Land
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riser Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
    • Thanksgiving
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
    • Third Haven Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Unionville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Walkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Villa and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Villa to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west (W). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Old Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Old Villa 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 Old Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7984, Longitude: -76.1091       In this case, the coordinates for Old Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.351 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.365 degrees.