Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wetipquin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetipquin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wetipquin

• 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 Wetipquin:
  • 38.336787, -75.847155
  • 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 Wetipquin

• 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 Wetipquin is near Dorchester County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Wetipquin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetipquin ...

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.

• Clara
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clara is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Cokeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
• Deep Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deep Branch is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Branch
• Green Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Green Hill Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
• Gum Swamp
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Henrys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henrys Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Crossroads
• Jesterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
• Lewis Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Landing
• Martins Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• New Road Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
• Pea Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pea Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
• Royal Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Royal Oak is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak

How Far From Wetipquin 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 Wetipquin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wetipquin and extending to:

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wetipquin to Salisbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'