RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Kent County >> Langford Acres >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Langford Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langford Acres 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 Langford Acres:
    • 39.213998, -76.118004
    • 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 Langford Acres
  • 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 Langford Acres is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Langford Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langford Acres ...

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.

  • Buck Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
  • Buck Neck Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
  • Butlertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Butlertown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
  • Chestertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Goose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goose Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
  • Goose Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
  • Hanesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heather Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heron Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heron Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
  • Kings Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lees Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lees Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
    • Mile Tree Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Orchard Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Piney Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Sandy Bottom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Langford Acres and extending to:

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Langford Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langford Acres) 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 Langford Acres 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 Langford Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2140, Longitude: -76.1180       In this case, the coordinates for Langford Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.327 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.848 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.203 degrees.