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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 Queen Anne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queen Anne 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 Queen Anne:
- 38.919269, -75.953280
- 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 Queen Anne
- 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 Queen Anne is near Caroline County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Queen Anne
Communities Also Named Queen Anne ...
We found one communities that are also named Queen Anne.
Within Maryland, the name Queen Anne is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Queen Anne in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Queen Anne is located in King County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Queen Anne that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Queen Anne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queen Anne ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
- Buckels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Chapel Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Chapel Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Deans Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Forest Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
- Fox Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Fox Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Georgia Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Holly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Jumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jumptown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kitty Corner Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Kittys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Run is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Riverview Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Queen Anne 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 Queen Anne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queen Anne and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Queen Anne to Centreville, with an average speed<2> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 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 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Queen Anne) 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 Queen Anne 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 Queen Anne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9193, Longitude: -75.9533 In this case, the coordinates for Queen Anne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.252 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.252 degrees. |
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