Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingston 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 Kingston Landing:
  • 38.781781, -75.965216
  • 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 Kingston 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Kingston Landing 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 Kingston Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingston 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.

• Forest Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• High Banks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Kitty Corner Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 north)
  • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
• Lewistown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Providence Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
• Rice Land
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
• Swan Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
• Walkertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Wings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kingston Landing 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 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kingston Landing 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two 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 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'