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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 Matthews, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matthews 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 Matthews:
    • 38.816225, -75.952715
    • 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 Matthews
  • 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 Matthews 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 Matthews

Communities Also Named Matthews ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Matthews.

Within Maryland, the name Matthews is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Matthews is located in Montgomery County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Matthews.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Matthews is located in Weld County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Matthews.
    • Georgia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Matthews is located in Jefferson County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Matthews.
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Matthews is located in Perry County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Matthews.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Matthews is located in Grant County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Matthews.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge 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 Kentucky community of Matthews [Breckinridge County].
    • Michigan
      • Berrien 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 Michigan community of Matthews [Berrien County].
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun 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 Mississippi community of Matthews [Calhoun County].
      • Jones County
      • This Matthews is located in Jones County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Matthews.
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Matthews is located in Pontotoc County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the west southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Matthews.
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This Matthews is located in New Madrid County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Matthews.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Matthews is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Matthews.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Matthews lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Matthews is located in Monmouth County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Matthews.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Matthews.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Matthews is located in Chester County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Matthews.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Matthews is located in Colorado County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Matthews that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Matthews.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Matthews ...

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

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Matthews to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matthews) 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 Matthews 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 Matthews 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 Matthews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8162, Longitude: -75.9527       In this case, the coordinates for Matthews have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.259 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.71 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.293 degrees.