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

When in Huntington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington 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 Huntington:
    • 38.387059, -75.161020
    • 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 Huntington
  • 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 Huntington ...

We found 44 communities that share the name Huntington.

There are six communities within Maryland that are also named Huntington.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert 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 Huntington [Calvert County].
    • Charles County
      • This Huntington is located in Charles County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Huntington.
    • Harford County
      • This Huntington is located in Harford County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Huntington.
    • Howard County
      • This Huntington is located in Howard County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Huntington.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Huntington is located in Montgomery County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Huntington.
    • Prince George's County
      • This Huntington is located in Prince George's County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Huntington.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Huntington is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Huntington.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Huntington [Orange County].
      • Yuba County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Huntington.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Huntington is located in Fairfield County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Huntington.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Huntington is located in Marion County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Huntington.
      • Putnam County
      • This Huntington is located in Putnam County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the south southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Huntington.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Huntington is located in Bulloch County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Huntington.
      • Richmond County
      • This Huntington is located in Richmond County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Huntington.
      • Sumter County
      • This Huntington is located in Sumter County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Huntington.
      • Troup County
      • This Huntington is located in Troup County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the west southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Huntington.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Huntington is located in Cook County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Huntington.
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Huntington [DuPage County].
    • Indiana
      • Huntington County
      • This Huntington is located in Huntington County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Huntington.
    • Iowa
      • Emmet County
      • This Huntington is located in Emmet County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Huntington.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Huntington is located in Hampshire County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Huntington.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Huntington [Bolivar County].
    • Missouri
      • Ralls County
      • This Huntington is located in Ralls County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Huntington.
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Huntington is located in Saint Francois County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km] to the west of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Huntington.
    • Nevada
      • Elko 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 Nevada community of Huntington [Elko County].
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Huntington [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Huntington is located in Suffolk County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Huntington.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Huntington lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the northeast of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Huntington is located in Lorain County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Huntington.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Huntington is located in Baker County and lies 2,195 miles [3,532.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Huntington.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Huntington is located in Cherokee County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Huntington.
      • Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Huntington [Laurens County].
      • Richland County
      • This Huntington is located in Richland County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Huntington.
      • Sumter County
      • This Huntington is located in Sumter County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Huntington.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Huntington is located in Angelina County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Huntington.
      • Harris County
      • This Huntington is located in Harris County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the west southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Huntington.
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • This Huntington is located in Emery County and lies 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Huntington.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Huntington is located in Chittenden County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Huntington.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Huntington is located in Fairfax County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Huntington.
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Huntington [Henrico County].
      • Newport News City
      • This Huntington is located in Newport News City and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Huntington.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Huntington is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Huntington.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Huntington is located in Cabell County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Huntington.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Huntington is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Huntington that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Huntington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Captains Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
    • Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Grays Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Greenwood Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
    • Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
  • Herring Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Holiday Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Holly Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Louis Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Ocean Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
    • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
  • Piney Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Salt Grass Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Grass Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
      • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
    • Seabright
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
      • Seabright is located in Worcester County
    • Shingle Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
    • Wood Duck Isle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Duck Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
      • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County

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

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huntington to Snow Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://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 Huntington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Huntington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3871, Longitude: -75.1610       In this case, the coordinates for Huntington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Huntington 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Huntington 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 306.832 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.157 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.141 degrees.









 

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