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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 Sharpstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharpstown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sharpstown:
    • 39.136499, -76.218564
    • 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 Sharpstown
  • 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 Sharpstown ...

We found three communities that share the name Sharpstown.

Within Maryland, the name Sharpstown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Calhoun County
      • This Sharpstown is located in Calhoun County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sharpstown that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sharpstown.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sharpstown [DeKalb County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Sharpstown is located in Harris County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharpstown that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sharpstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharpstown ...

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.

  • Cliffs City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
  • Conquest Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conquest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
    • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Deep Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
    • Deep Landing is located in Kent County
  • Delta Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
    • Delta Heights is located in Kent County
  • Earle Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
    • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Gratitude
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratitude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
    • Gratitude is located in Kent County
  • Hickory Thicket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
    • Hickory Thicket is located in Kent County
  • Little Neck Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Neck Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
    • Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
  • Rock Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
    • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <4>
  • Sandy Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
  • Shipyard Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
    • Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharpstown and extending to:

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharpstown to Chestertown, with an average speed<5> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharpstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharpstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharpstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1365, Longitude: -76.2186       In this case, the coordinates for Sharpstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sharpstown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sharpstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.391 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.91 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.277 degrees.




 

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