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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 Windward Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windward Cove 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 Windward Cove:
- 38.905670, -76.192727
- 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 Windward Cove
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Windward Cove is near Talbot County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Windward Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windward Cove ...
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.
- Copperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Copperville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Dominion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Guys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island View is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Kent Narrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Longwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Mainbrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
- Narrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Perrys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Porters Pride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Sharktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharktown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharktown
- Sportsman Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walnut Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shores
- Wye Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
- Wye Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
- Wye Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Windward Cove 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 Windward Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windward Cove and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windward Cove to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windward Cove) 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 Windward Cove 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 Windward Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9057, Longitude: -76.1927 In this case, the coordinates for Windward Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.393 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.358 degrees. |
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