Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Romancoke on the Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romancoke on the Bay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Romancoke on the Bay

• 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 Romancoke on the Bay:
  • 38.877059, -76.338009
  • 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 Romancoke on the 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 Romancoke on the Bay is near Talbot County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Romancoke on the Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Romancoke on the 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.

• Crosswinds
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crosswinds is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
• Island View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Island View is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Kent Point Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Point Farm is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Farm
• Kent Point Manor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Point Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Manor
• Kent Timbers
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kent Timbers is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Timbers
• Kentwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kentwood is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Paradise Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Paradise Island is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Island
• Romancoke
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Romancoke is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
• Shipping Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shipping Creek is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipping Creek

How Far From Romancoke on the 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 Romancoke on the Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Romancoke on the Bay and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Romancoke on the Bay to Centreville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'