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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 Carys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carys Corner 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 Carys Corner:
    • 38.062074, -76.623846
    • 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 Carys Corner
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Carys Corner is near Northumberland County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Carys Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carys Corner ...

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.

  • Acorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Bull Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
  • Erica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
  • Grays Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Harryhogan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harryhogan is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harryhogan
  • Hogans Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
  • Hyacinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hyacinth is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth
  • Meter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meter is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Narrow Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
  • Palmtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
  • Ragged Point Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandy Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Shady Harbor Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Harbor Shores is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor Shores
    • Slash
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Slash is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
    • Tucker Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carys Corner and extending to:

  • Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carys Corner to Montross, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Carys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Carys Corner 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 Carys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0621, Longitude: -76.6238       In this case, the coordinates for Carys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.699 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.863 degrees.