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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 Goldsborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goldsborough and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Goldsborough:
    • 39.365668, -75.998834
    • 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 Goldsborough
  • 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 Goldsborough ...

We found three communities that share the name Goldsborough.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Goldsborough.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Talbot County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Goldsborough [Talbot County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Goldsborough [Camden County].
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Goldsborough [Pulaski County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldsborough ...

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.

  • Bigwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
    • Bigwoods is located in Kent County
  • Dogwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
  • Earleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleville
    • Earleville is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleville <4>
  • Echo Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
    • Echo Hill is located in Kent County
  • Galena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Harmony Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
    • Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
  • John Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • John Town is located in Cecil County
  • Kennedyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
    • Kennedyville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedyville <4>
  • Knocks Folly
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knocks Folly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
    • Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
  • Lynch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Lynch is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Parson Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
      • Parson Hill is located in Kent County
    • Robinson Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
      • Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
    • Still Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
    • Still Pond Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Pond Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
      • Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
    • Sunset Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
      • Sunset Point is located in Cecil County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Goldsborough once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Goldsborough and extending to:

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goldsborough to Chestertown, with an average speed<6> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Goldsborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Goldsborough 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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- Goldsborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldsborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3657, Longitude: -75.9988       In this case, the coordinates for Goldsborough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Goldsborough to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.245 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.779 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.092 degrees.




 

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