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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 Whaleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaleyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Whaleyville:
    • 38.396782, -75.302136
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whaleyville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Whaleyville ...

We found one communities that share the name Whaleyville.

Within Maryland, the name Whaleyville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Whaleyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whaleyville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Whaleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaleyville ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <3>
  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
  • Bishopville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bramblewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Briddletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briddletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
    • Briddletown is located in Worcester County
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Glass Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
    • Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Grays Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Gumboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Holiday Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Libertytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
    • Libertytown is located in Worcester County
  • Longridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longridge
    • Longridge is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Louis Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
      • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wicomico County
    • Ocean Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Piney Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
      • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
    • Piney Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
    • Poplar Neck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
      • Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
    • Shingle Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Tanglewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whaleyville and extending to:

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whaleyville to Snow Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whaleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whaleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whaleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3968, Longitude: -75.3021       In this case, the coordinates for Whaleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Whaleyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.912 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.25 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees.




 

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