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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 Prospect Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Bay 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 Prospect Bay:
- 38.918170, -76.202450
- 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 Prospect Bay
- 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 Prospect Bay is near Talbot County and also Kent 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 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 Prospect Bay
Communities Also Named Prospect Bay ...
We found one communities that are also named Prospect Bay.
Within Maryland, the name Prospect Bay is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Prospect Bay in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Prospect Bay lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospect Bay that is located in Queen Anne's County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect Bay ...
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.
- Dominion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Guys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Island View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Island View is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Kent Narrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Mainbrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Perrys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Sharktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharktown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharktown
- Sportsman Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Walnut Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shores
- Wye Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
- Wye Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
How Far From Prospect Bay 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 Prospect Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prospect Bay and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prospect Bay to Centreville, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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- Prospect Bay) 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 Prospect Bay 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 Prospect Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9182, Longitude: -76.2024 In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.398 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.357 degrees. |
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