Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Figgs Landing:
  • 38.120953, -75.296026
  • 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 Figgs 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Figgs Landing is near Accomack County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Figgs Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Figgs 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.

• Boxiron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
• Boxiron Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
• Cedartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
• George Island Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • George Island Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Island Landing
• Girdletree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
• Indiantown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Nathaniels Retreat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
• Public Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Figgs Landing and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Figgs Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'