Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sackertown:
  • 37.972347, -75.842710
  • 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 Sackertown

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Sackertown is near Accomack County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Sackertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sackertown ...

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.

• Byrdtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Byrdtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdtown
• Cash Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Hearts Ease
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Indian Hammock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hammock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hammock
• Mariners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mariners is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners
• Nelson
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Parsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsonville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville

How Far From Sackertown 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 Sackertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sackertown to Princess Anne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'