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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 High Banks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Banks 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 High Banks:
- 38.797614, -75.924381
- 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 High Banks
- 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 High Banks is near Caroline County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 High Banks
Communities Also Named High Banks ...
We found one communities that are also named High Banks.
Within Maryland, the name High Banks is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named High Banks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- This High Banks is located in Cheboygan County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the High Banks that is located in Talbot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of High Banks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Banks ...
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.
- Bureau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bureau is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
- Chapel Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Forest Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kitty Corner Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Kittys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Potters Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Providence Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
- Swan Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
- Williams Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Wings Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
How Far From High Banks 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 High Banks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Banks and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from High Banks to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Banks) 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 High Banks 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 High Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7976, Longitude: -75.9244 In this case, the coordinates for High Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.244 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.289 degrees. |
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