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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 Detmold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Detmold 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 Detmold:
    • 39.554257, -78.989471
    • 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 Detmold
  • 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Since Detmold is near Garrett County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Detmold

Communities Also Named Detmold ...

We found two communities that are also named Detmold.

Within Maryland, the name Detmold is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Detmold is located in Franklin County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west of the Detmold that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Detmold.
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • This Detmold is located in Milam County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Detmold that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Detmold.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Detmold ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Borden Shaft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Danville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Frost ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Frost is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Luke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Luke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Merrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrill is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Moscow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • National
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • National is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
  • Ocean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
  • Porters ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Porters is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Detmold and extending to:

  • Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Detmold to Cumberland, 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Detmold) 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 Detmold 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 Detmold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5543, Longitude: -78.9895       In this case, the coordinates for Detmold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.018 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.822 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.303 degrees.