Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wye Harbor:
  • 38.965391, -76.168282
  • 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 Wye Harbor

• 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 Wye Harbor 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 Wye Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wye Harbor ...

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.

• Guys
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
• Hickory Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Kent Narrows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
• Mainbrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
• Narrows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Perrys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Queenstown
  (Less than 2 miles 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
• Sportsman Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
• Wye Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wye Mills is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye Mills <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wye Harbor and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wye Harbor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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 5,858 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 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'