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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 North Easton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Easton 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 North Easton:
    • 38.803726, -76.061330
    • 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 North Easton
  • 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 North Easton 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 North Easton

Communities Also Named North Easton ...

We found two communities that are also named North Easton.

Within Maryland, the name North Easton is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This North Easton is located in Bristol County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Easton that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of North Easton.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This North Easton is located in Washington County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Easton that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Easton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Easton ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Crabapple Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Longwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longwoods is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
  • Miles River Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
  • Mulberry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Poplar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Rice Land
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
  • Riser Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
  • Swan Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
  • Third Haven Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
  • Walkertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Easton to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 52 miles [83.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Easton) 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 North Easton 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 North Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8037, Longitude: -76.0613       In this case, the coordinates for North Easton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.323 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.781 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.343 degrees.