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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 Trappe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trappe and the surrounding area.
- 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 Trappe:
- 38.314282, -75.190744
- 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 Trappe
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Trappe is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Trappe
Communities Also Named Trappe ...
We found three communities that are also named Trappe.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Trappe.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Trappe in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Saint Mary's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Trappe [Saint Mary's County].
- Talbot County
- This Trappe is located in Talbot County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Trappe that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Trappe.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Trappe is located in Montgomery County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north of the Trappe that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Trappe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trappe ...
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.
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Briddletown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Briddletown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
- Captains Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Golf Club Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golf Club Shores is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Club Shores
- Grays Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Greenwood Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
- Herring Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Ironshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Lewis Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Mystic Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
- Salt Grass Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Trappe 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 Trappe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trappe and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trappe to Snow Hill, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Trappe 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. |
| <2> | 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- Trappe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Trappe 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 Trappe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3143, Longitude: -75.1907 In this case, the coordinates for Trappe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.182 degrees. |
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