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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 Anthony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anthony 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 Anthony:
    • 38.877892, -75.788266
    • 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 Anthony
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Anthony is near Kent County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Anthony

Communities Also Named Anthony ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Anthony.

Within Maryland, the name Anthony is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anthony [Hempstead County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Anthony is located in Marion County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Anthony.
    • Georgia
      • McDuffie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anthony [McDuffie County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Anthony is located in Delaware County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Anthony.
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Anthony is located in Harper County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the west of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Anthony.
    • Minnesota
      • Norman County
      • This Anthony is located in Norman County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the northwest of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Anthony.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Anthony.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Anthony is located in Hunterdon County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Anthony.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This Anthony is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<2> to the west of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Anthony.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Anthony is located in Athens County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the west of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Anthony.
    • Ontario
      • This Anthony lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Anthony is located in Kent County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Anthony.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Anthony is located in El Paso County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<2> to the west of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Anthony.
      • Fannin County
      • This Anthony is located in Fannin County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the west of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Anthony.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Anthony is located in Greenbrier County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anthony that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Anthony.
    • Wisconsin
      • Eau Claire County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anthony [Eau Claire County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anthony ...

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.

  • Big Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Big Pine is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
  • Brick Wall Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
  • Bureau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bureau is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
  • Burrsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
  • Choptank Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
  • Hobbs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Holly Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
  • Legion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Legion Heights is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Heights
  • Melvin Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oil City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Potters Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
    • Riverview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
    • Spring Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
    • Union Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Corners is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
    • Williams Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anthony and extending to:

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Anthony to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Anthony could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anthony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Anthony 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 Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8779, Longitude: -75.7883       In this case, the coordinates for Anthony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.158 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.605 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.20 degrees.