Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bolton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bolton
- 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 Bolton:
- 39.214278, -75.780489
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bolton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Bolton is near Kent County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bolton ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Bolton.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Bolton.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Bolton lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bolton that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolton ...
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.
- Downs Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
- Everetts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Fords Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Forest Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County (DE)
- Kirby Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
- Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Peacock Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
- Peacock Corners is located in Kent County
- Peters Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County
- Piney Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Rivers Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Shorts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Slaughter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Templeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
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- Twin Eagle Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Eagle Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
- Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County (DE)
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Unicorn Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unicorn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
- Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Eagle Farms
How Far From Bolton 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 Bolton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolton and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolton to Centreville, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bolton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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- Bolton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2143, Longitude: -75.7805 In this case, the coordinates for Bolton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bolton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bolton 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bolton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.623 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.061 degrees. |