Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsville
- 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 Pittsville:
- 38.394709, -75.408815
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pittsville
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Pittsville is near Sussex County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Worcester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pittsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Pittsville.
Within Maryland, the name Pittsville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pittsville [Cherokee County].
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Pittsville is located in Johnson County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<2> to the west of the Pittsville that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Pittsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Pittsville is located in Venango County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pittsville that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Pittsville.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fort Bend County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Pittsville.
- Montgomery County
- This Pittsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pittsville that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pittsville.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pittsville that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Pittsville.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- This Pittsville is located in Wood County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pittsville that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pittsville.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsville ...
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.
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Glass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
- Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Gumboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hideaway Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Longridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wicomico County
- Parsonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
- Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <5>
- Poplar Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
- Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Rosewood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
- Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
How Far From Pittsville 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 town such as Pittsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsville and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pittsville to Salisbury, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pittsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3947, Longitude: -75.4088 In this case, the coordinates for Pittsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pittsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.974 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.32 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.238 degrees. |