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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 Pheasantfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pheasantfield 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 Pheasantfield:
- 39.240387, -75.975775
- 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 Pheasantfield
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Pheasantfield is near Kent County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Pheasantfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pheasantfield ...
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.
- Bigwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bigwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
- Crumpton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Double Creek Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
- Ford Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
- Goose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goose Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Mussel Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
- Pear Tree Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
- Piney Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Shores
- Pondtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondtown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
- Robinson Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Springview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Spry Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spry Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
How Far From Pheasantfield 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 Pheasantfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pheasantfield and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pheasantfield to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 61 miles [98.2 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pheasantfield) 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 Pheasantfield 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 Pheasantfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2404, Longitude: -75.9758 In this case, the coordinates for Pheasantfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.133 degrees. |
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