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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 Truitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truitt 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 Truitt:
- 38.346783, -75.365194
- 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 Truitt
- 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 Truitt is near Worcester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Truitt
Communities Also Named Truitt ...
We found two communities that are also named Truitt.
Within Maryland, the name Truitt is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Truitt is located in Greenup County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west of the Truitt that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Truitt.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Truitt is located in Madison County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Truitt that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Truitt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truitt ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glass Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Ironshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Libertytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Libertytown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Longridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longridge
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Poplar Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
- Quail Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
How Far From Truitt to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Truitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truitt and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Truitt to Salisbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Truitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Truitt 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 Truitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3468, Longitude: -75.3652 In this case, the coordinates for Truitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |
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