Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Deep Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Harbor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deep Harbor

• 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 Deep Harbor:
  • 38.732063, -76.331061
  • 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 Deep Harbor

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Deep Harbor 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 Deep Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep Harbor ...

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.

• Cove View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove View is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
• Crescendo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescendo is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescendo
• Grace Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
• Harper ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harper is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Indian Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbor
• Kent Point Farm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kent Point Farm is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Point Farm
• Mallard Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
• Nutcracker Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
• Porters Pride
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
• Quail Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rays Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
• Solitude
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Solitude is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Harbor to Easton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'