Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nottingham Fields:
  • 39.714553, -76.064393
  • 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 Nottingham Fields

• 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since Nottingham Fields is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Nottingham Fields

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham Fields ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clearview is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Glen Roy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Kirks Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
• Lees Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lees Mill is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orchard View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Richards Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
• Rising Sun
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <1>
• Spring Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
• Sunset Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
• Sunview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunview is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
• Vinegar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

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

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

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nottingham Fields to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'