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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 Crosby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crosby 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 Crosby:
- 39.116777, -76.195229
- 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 Crosby
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Crosby is near Queen Anne's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Crosby
Communities Also Named Crosby ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Crosby.
Within Maryland, the name Crosby is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry 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 Alabama community of Crosby [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Crosby is located in Houston County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Crosby.
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Crosby is located in White County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Crosby.
- Kentucky
- Bell 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 Kentucky community of Crosby [Bell County].
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Crosby is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Crosby.
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Crosby [Kent County].
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Crosby is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Crosby.
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Crosby is located in Amite County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Crosby.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Crosby.
- New York
- Yates County
- This Crosby is located in Yates County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the north of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Crosby.
- North Dakota
- Divide County
- This Crosby is located in Divide County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Divide County community of Crosby.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Crosby.
- Ontario
- This Crosby lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the north of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Crosby is located in McKean County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Crosby.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Crosby [Abbeville County].
- Tennessee
- Cocke 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 Tennessee community of Crosby [Cocke County].
- Grainger County
- This Crosby is located in Grainger County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Crosby.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Crosby is located in Harris County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Crosby.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Crosby is located in Davis County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Crosby.
- Virginia
- Campbell 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 Virginia community of Crosby [Campbell County].
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Crosby is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Crosby.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Crosby is located in Clay County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the west of the Crosby that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Crosby.
- Wyoming
- Hot Springs County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hot Springs County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Springs County community of Crosby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosby ...
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 east)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Conquest Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
- Deep Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Earle Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
- Gratitude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gratitude is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
- Hickory Thicket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Indian Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Little Neck Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
- Mallard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Quaker Neck Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Rock Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Shipyard Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
How Far From Crosby 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 Crosby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crosby and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crosby to Chestertown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Crosby 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' (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- Crosby) 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 Crosby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Crosby 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 Crosby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1168, Longitude: -76.1952 In this case, the coordinates for Crosby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.893 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.275 degrees. |
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