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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 Popes Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Popes Creek 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 Popes Creek:
- 38.399014, -76.991085
- 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 Popes Creek
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Popes Creek is near King George County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Popes Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Popes Creek ...
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.
- Allens Fresh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Allnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allnut is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Anchorage Anchors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
- Clarks Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarks Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
- Coffee Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dentsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Ellenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellenwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Hard Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hard Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
- Indiantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lone Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Holly is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
- Mariellen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mariellen Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariellen Park
- Mount Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Port Tobacco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Mill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Popes Creek 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 Popes Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Popes Creek and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Popes Creek to La Plata, with an average speed<3> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Popes Creek) 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 Popes Creek 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 Popes Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3990, Longitude: -76.9911 In this case, the coordinates for Popes Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.886 degrees. |
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