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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 Sotterley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sotterley 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 Sotterley:
    • 38.376158, -76.542941
    • 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 Sotterley
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Sotterley is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Sotterley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sotterley ...

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.

  • Another Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Appeal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Appeal is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
  • Battle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Battle is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • California
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carol Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
  • Cove View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drumcliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Forest Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Glade is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
  • Green Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Holly Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Haven is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
  • Hoopers Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Island Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Johnstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnstown is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Land-O-Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
    • Middle Earth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Earth
    • Nostalgia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Nostalgia is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nostalgia
    • Planters Wharf
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
    • Queen Tree Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
    • Red Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Scotch Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
    • Spring Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
    • Spruce Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Summerville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Tintop Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
    • Town Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek Farm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
    • Trueman Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
    • Walnut Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Cove is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Williams Wharf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf

How Far From Sotterley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sotterley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sotterley and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sotterley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sotterley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sotterley 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 Sotterley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3762, Longitude: -76.5429       In this case, the coordinates for Sotterley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.633 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.067 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.71 degrees.