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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wye Landing 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 Landing:
- 38.892336, -76.102722
- 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 Landing
- 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 Landing is near Talbot County and also Caroline 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 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 Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wye Landing ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fox Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Longwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Mainbrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
- 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
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Perrys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Riser Place
(6 miles [9.7 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 south)
- 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 Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
- Wye Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Wye Landing 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 Landing 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 Landing and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wye Landing to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over 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 4,438 miles [7,142.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wye Landing) 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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8923, Longitude: -76.1027 In this case, the coordinates for Wye Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.325 degrees. |
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