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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 Wye Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wye Heights 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 Wye Heights:
- 38.880948, -76.098833
- 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 Heights
- 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Wye Heights is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wye Heights ...
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.
- Anchorage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Chapel Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Chapel Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Copperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Copperville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabapple Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
- Georgia Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Guys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Kittys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Longwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Miles River Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
- Mulberry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Perrys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Riser Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riser Place is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
- Sportsman Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Wye Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
- Wye Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
- Wye Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Wye Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Heights 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 Heights and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wye Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three 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 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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 '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- Wye Heights) 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 Wye Heights 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 Wye Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8809, Longitude: -76.0988 In this case, the coordinates for Wye Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.34 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.328 degrees. |
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