Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Piney Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Shores and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Shores

• 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 Piney Shores:
  • 39.236777, -75.930218
  • 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 Piney Shores

• 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 Piney Shores is near Kent County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Piney Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Shores ...

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.

• Crumpton
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crumpton is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpton <1>
• Deep Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
• Double Creek Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
• Ford Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
• Kirby Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
• Mussel Shoals
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
• Pheasantfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
• Pine Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
• Pondtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pondtown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
• Springview
  (2 miles [3.2 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 west)
  • Spry Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
• Unicorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn

How Far From Piney Shores to ...

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

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

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piney Shores 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 34 miles [54.7 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 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 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'