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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 Prettyman Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prettyman Manor 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 Prettyman Manor:
- 38.748893, -75.970009
- 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 Prettyman Manor
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Prettyman Manor is near Talbot County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Prettyman Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prettyman Manor ...
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.
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Choptank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Crabapple Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- High Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Banks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- Holly Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Idlewild is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ivytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivytown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kitty Corner Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Lloyd Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mulberry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Poplar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
- Rice Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Land is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
- Swan Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Windyhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windyhill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
- Wings Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
How Far From Prettyman Manor 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 Prettyman Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Prettyman Manor and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prettyman Manor to Denton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Prettyman Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Prettyman Manor 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 Prettyman Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7489, Longitude: -75.9700 In this case, the coordinates for Prettyman Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.274 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.327 degrees. |
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