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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 Lyford Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyford Landing 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 Lyford Landing:
- 38.844281, -75.866880
- 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 Lyford Landing
- 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 Lyford Landing 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 Lyford Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyford Landing ...
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.
- American Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Bureau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bureau is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
- Chapel Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- High Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Banks is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- Hobbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Kitty Corner Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Legion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Legion Heights is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Heights
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Mill Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Run is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Potters Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
- Riverview Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Williams Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Wings Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing
How Far From Lyford Landing 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 Lyford Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lyford Landing and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lyford Landing 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 62 miles [99.8 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyford Landing) 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 Lyford Landing 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 Lyford Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8443, Longitude: -75.8669 In this case, the coordinates for Lyford Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.207 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.247 degrees. |
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