Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scottown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scottown
- 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 Scottown:
- 38.961780, -76.094112
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Scottown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Scottown is near Talbot County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Scottown ...
We found two communities that share the name Scottown.
Within Maryland, the name Scottown is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottown ...
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.
- Fox Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Georgia Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Guys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Mainbrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Orchard View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Perrys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
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- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Sportsman Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsman Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
- Wye Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
- Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Wye Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
- Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
- Wye Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
- Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Wye Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Mills
- Wye Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye Mills <3>
- Queenstown
How Far From Scottown 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 Scottown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottown and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Scottown to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scottown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scottown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scottown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9618, Longitude: -76.0941 In this case, the coordinates for Scottown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Scottown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.294 degrees. |