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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 Ashland Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashland Landing 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 Ashland Landing:
    • 39.120388, -76.096891
    • 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 Ashland 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 Ashland Landing is near Kent County and also Talbot 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 Talbot 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 Ashland Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashland 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.

  • Cliffs City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
  • Conquest Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
  • Earle Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
  • Heather Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Heather Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Hunters Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Indian Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Kings Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Mallard Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Piney Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Quaker Neck Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
  • Recovery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • River Edge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • River Edge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Shipyard Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
    • Sparks Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
    • Woodstream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ashland Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ashland Landing) 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 Ashland 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 Ashland Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1204, Longitude: -76.0969       In this case, the coordinates for Ashland Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.321 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.827 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.232 degrees.