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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 Peach Blossom Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peach Blossom Heights 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 Peach Blossom Heights:
- 38.727894, -76.064941
- 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 Peach Blossom Heights
- 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 Peach Blossom Heights is near Caroline County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Peach Blossom Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peach Blossom Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cooks Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
- Holly Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ivytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ivytown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Londonderry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Peach Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peachblossom
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
- Poplar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Rice Land
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rice Land is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
- Third Haven Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
How Far From Peach Blossom Heights 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 Peach Blossom Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peach Blossom Heights and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Peach Blossom Heights 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 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 over 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 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Blossom Heights) 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 Peach Blossom Heights 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 Peach Blossom Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7279, Longitude: -76.0649 In this case, the coordinates for Peach Blossom Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.331 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.375 degrees. |
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