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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 Applegarth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Applegarth 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 Applegarth:
    • 38.244845, -76.139940
    • 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 Applegarth
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Applegarth is near Somerset County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Applegarth

Communities Also Named Applegarth ...

We found one communities that are also named Applegarth.

Within Maryland, the name Applegarth is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Applegarth in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Applegarth is located in Middlesex County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Applegarth that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Applegarth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Applegarth ...

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.

  • Bishops Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
  • Crapo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Fishing Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hog Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hog Island is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
  • Hoopersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
  • Lakesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Robbins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Robbins is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
  • Toddville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Applegarth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Applegarth and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Applegarth to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving 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 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Applegarth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Applegarth, 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 Applegarth 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 Applegarth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2448, Longitude: -76.1399       In this case, the coordinates for Applegarth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.407 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.79 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.596 degrees.