Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Plains
- 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 The Plains:
- 39.003724, -75.887159
- 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 The Plains
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since The Plains is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 The Plains ...
We found 21 communities that share the name The Plains.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named The Plains.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Charles County
- This The Plains is located in Charles County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of The Plains.
- Charles County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Madera County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Plains [Madera County].
- Florida
- Highlands County
- This The Plains is located in Highlands County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of The Plains.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This The Plains is located in Cobb County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of The Plains.
- Sumter County
- This The Plains is located in Sumter County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of The Plains.
- Kansas
- Meade County
- This The Plains is located in Meade County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of The Plains.
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Plains [Breckinridge County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This The Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of The Plains.
- Massachusetts
- Nantucket County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of The Plains [Nantucket County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This The Plains is located in Marquette County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of The Plains.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This The Plains is located in Sanders County and lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of The Plains.
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This The Plains is located in Belknap County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of The Plains.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This The Plains is located in Sussex County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Plains.
- New York
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Plains [Oneida County].
- Washington County
- This The Plains is located in Washington County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of The Plains.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This The Plains is located in Athens County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of The Plains.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This The Plains is located in Luzerne County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of The Plains.
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Plains [Chesterfield County].
- Texas
- Borden County
- This The Plains is located in Borden County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the west of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Borden County community of The Plains.
- Yoakum County
- This The Plains is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km] to the west of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of The Plains.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This The Plains is located in Fauquier County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west of the The Plains that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of The Plains.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Plains ...
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.
- Brick Wall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Wall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
- Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Buckels Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Choptank Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
- Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
- Choptank Ponds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
- Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
- Deans Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Fox Field
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Holly Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Maple Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Ruthsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Spring Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Union Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jumptown
How Far From The Plains 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 The Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Plains and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Plains to Denton, with an average speed<5> 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 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- The Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0037, Longitude: -75.8872 In this case, the coordinates for The Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 The Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 The Plains 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 The Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.191 degrees. |