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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 Londonderry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Londonderry 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 Londonderry:
    • 38.768172, -76.088553
    • 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 Londonderry
  • 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 Londonderry 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 Londonderry

Communities Also Named Londonderry ...

We found nine communities that are also named Londonderry.

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

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Londonderry is located in Montgomery County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Londonderry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Londonderry [Orange County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Londonderry lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Londonderry is located in Rockingham County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Londonderry.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Londonderry lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This Londonderry is located in Guernsey County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Londonderry.
      • Ross County
      • This Londonderry is located in Ross County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Londonderry.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Londonderry is located in Harris County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Londonderry.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Londonderry is located in Windham County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Londonderry that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Londonderry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Londonderry ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Cedar Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cooks Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Crabapple Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
  • Holly Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Miles River Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
  • Mulberry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Peach Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Peachblossom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
  • Poplar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rice Land
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
    • Riser Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
    • Swan Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
    • Thanksgiving
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
    • Third Haven Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
    • Walkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Londonderry 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 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 most of 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 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Londonderry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Londonderry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Londonderry 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 Londonderry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7682, Longitude: -76.0886       In this case, the coordinates for Londonderry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.342 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.796 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.369 degrees.