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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 Lambson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lambson 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 Lambson:
- 39.314347, -75.886635
- 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 Lambson
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Lambson is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Lambson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambson ...
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.
- Crumpton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Ford Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ford Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Landing
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Irelands Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Kennedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirby Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
- Knocks Folly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mussel Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mussel Shoals is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussel Shoals
- Peacock Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
- Piney Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Shores
- Pleasant Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Rivers Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Springview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Unicorn Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
How Far From Lambson 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 Lambson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lambson and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lambson to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lambson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lambson 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 Lambson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3143, Longitude: -75.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Lambson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.065 degrees. |
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