Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lor-J Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lor-J Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lor-J Estates

• 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 Lor-J Estates:
  • 38.896225, -75.857713
  • 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 Lor-J Estates

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Lor-J Estates is near Talbot County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Lor-J Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lor-J Estates ...

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.

• Anthony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Anthony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Brick Wall Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
• Choptank Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Hobbs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Holly Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
• Oil City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oil City is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Potters Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
• Riverview Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
• Spring Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Williams Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

How Far From Lor-J Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lor-J Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lor-J Estates and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lor-J Estates 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 about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full 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 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'