Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Madison Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madison Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Madison Place

• 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 Madison Place:
  • 38.770395, -76.204113
  • 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 Madison Place

• 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 Madison Place is near Queen Anne's County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Madison Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison Place ...

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 northeast)
  • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Cove View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cove View is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
• Grace Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
• Harper ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Loves Folly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
• Porters Pride
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rays Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
• Royal Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Oak is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <1>
• Solitude
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Solitude is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
• Thanksgiving
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving

How Far From Madison Place to ...

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Madison Place to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'