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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 Waverly Island Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waverly Island 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 Waverly Island Estates:
- 38.749839, -76.110776
- 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 Waverly Island 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Waverly Island Estates is near Caroline County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Waverly Island Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waverly Island 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.
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cooks Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
- Crabapple Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
- Holly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Londonderry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Londonderry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Loves Folly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
- Miles River Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
- Mulberry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Peach Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peachblossom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poplar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Rice Land
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Land is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thanksgiving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
- Third Haven Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
How Far From Waverly Island Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waverly Island 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 Waverly Island Estates and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Waverly Island Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waverly Island 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 Waverly Island 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 Waverly Island Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7498, Longitude: -76.1108 In this case, the coordinates for Waverly Island Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.809 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.385 degrees. |
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