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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 Urieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Urieville 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 Urieville:
- 39.283443, -76.019111
- 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 Urieville
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Urieville is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Urieville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Urieville ...
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.
- Bigwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bigwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
- Butlertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butlertown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
- Catts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
- Deep Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Double Creek Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
- Goose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
- Harmony Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Kennedyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lynch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Parson Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parson Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
- Pear Tree Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
- Pheasantfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
- Pine Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
- Robinson Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Spry Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spry Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
- Still Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Still Pond Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
How Far From Urieville 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 Urieville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Urieville and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Urieville to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Urieville) 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 Urieville 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 Urieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2834, Longitude: -76.0191 In this case, the coordinates for Urieville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.134 degrees. |
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