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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 Sharptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharptown 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 Sharptown:
    • 38.540383, -75.718035
    • 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 Sharptown
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Sharptown is near Dorchester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Sharptown

Communities Also Named Sharptown ...

We found two communities that are also named Sharptown.

Within Maryland, the name Sharptown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Sharptown is located in Franklin County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Sharptown that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sharptown.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Sharptown is located in Salem County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sharptown that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Sharptown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharptown ...

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.

  • Craigs Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Elliots Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
  • Finchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Galestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Hebron Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
  • Hickory Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hill N Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Packing House Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
  • Rabbit Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
  • Ralph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralphs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
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How Far From Sharptown 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 town such as Sharptown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharptown to Salisbury, 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 four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Sharptown) 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 Sharptown 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 Sharptown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5404, Longitude: -75.7180    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.142 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.534 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.307 degrees.