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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 Landon Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landon Station 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 Landon Station:
- 38.153178, -75.694094
- 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 Landon Station
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Landon Station is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Landon Station
Communities Also Named Landon Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Landon Station.
Within Maryland, the name Landon Station is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Landon Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Landon Station is located in Fayette County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Landon Station that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Landon Station.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Landon Station ...
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.
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Blueberry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Champ
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Frogeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frogeye is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
- Greenhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Oriole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pauls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Perrys Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Haven is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Haven
- Pine Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
- Polk Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polk Road is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Road
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Landon Station 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 Landon Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Landon Station and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Landon Station to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Landon Station) 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 Landon Station 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 Landon Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1532, Longitude: -75.6941 In this case, the coordinates for Landon Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.156 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.45 degrees. |
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