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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 Upper Ferry Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Ferry Estates 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 Upper Ferry Estates:
- 38.343175, -75.692706
- 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 Upper Ferry Estates
- 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 Upper Ferry Estates is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Upper Ferry Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Ferry Estates ...
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.
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Catchpenny
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Catchpenny is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchpenny
- Cedarcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Crooked Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Crows Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Ferry Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferry Road is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunting Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Patricks Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
- Pea Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
- Riverside Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
- Rockawalking Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Shad Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
- Silver Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Tall Timbers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Twiggs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Upper Ferry Estates 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 Upper Ferry Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Ferry Estates and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Ferry Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Ferry Estates) 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 Upper Ferry Estates 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 Upper Ferry Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3432, Longitude: -75.6927 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Ferry Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.375 degrees. |
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