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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 Lewistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewistown 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 Lewistown:
    • 38.845114, -75.947716
    • 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 Lewistown
  • 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 Lewistown is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's 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 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 Lewistown

Communities Also Named Lewistown ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Lewistown.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Lewistown.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Lewistown is located in Frederick County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewistown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This Lewistown is located in Fulton County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lewistown.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Lewistown is located in Caldwell County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lewistown.
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • This Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Lewistown.
    • Missouri
      • Lewis County
      • This Lewistown is located in Lewis County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lewistown.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Lewistown is located in Fergus County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Lewistown.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Lewistown is located in Burlington County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Lewistown.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Lewistown lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
    • Ohio
      • Logan County
      • This Lewistown is located in Logan County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lewistown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Lewistown is located in Mifflin County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Lewistown.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Lewistown is located in Hanover County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lewistown that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lewistown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewistown ...

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.

  • Chapel Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
  • Chapel Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
  • Forest Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
  • Griffin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • High Banks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • High Banks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
  • Kitty Corner Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
  • Kittys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
  • Mill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Wings Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lewistown 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 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lewistown) 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 Lewistown 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 Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8451, Longitude: -75.9477       In this case, the coordinates for Lewistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.254 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.708 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.28 degrees.