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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 Waycroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waycroft 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 Waycroft:
- 38.318174, -75.555478
- 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 Waycroft
- 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 Waycroft is near Worcester County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Waycroft
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waycroft ...
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.
- Deep Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deep Harbour is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Harbour
- Doe Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Foggy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Foxchase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxchase is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Heritage Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Hunting Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Justice Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Minksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minksville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tall Timbers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
- Trace Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trace Hollow is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Hollow
How Far From Waycroft 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 Waycroft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waycroft and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Waycroft to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 89 miles [143.2 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 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 from Point A (ie- Waycroft) 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 Waycroft 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 Waycroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3182, Longitude: -75.5555 In this case, the coordinates for Waycroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.329 degrees. |
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