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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 Nottingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nottingham 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 Nottingham:
    • 39.363996, -76.452184
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nottingham
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Nottingham ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Nottingham.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Nottingham.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Nottingham is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Nottingham.
    • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Nottingham [Prince George's County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Nottingham is located in Jefferson County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nottingham.
      • Talladega County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nottingham [Talladega County].
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Nottingham is located in Cobb County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Nottingham.
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This Nottingham is located in Wells County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Nottingham.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Nottingham is located in Rockingham County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Nottingham.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Nottingham is located in Mercer County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Nottingham.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Nottingham.
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Nottingham [Harrison County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Nottingham is located in Bucks County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Nottingham.
      • Chester County
      • This Nottingham is located in Chester County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Nottingham.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Nottingham lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Nottingham is located in Harris County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Nottingham.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Nottingham is located in Northampton County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Nottingham.
      • Richmond City
      • This Nottingham is located in Richmond City and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Nottingham.
      • Scott County
      • This Nottingham is located in Scott County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the west southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Nottingham.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Nottingham [Kanawha County].
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Nottingham is located in Pocahontas County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Nottingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
    • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Berryhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
  • Bowleys Quarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowleys Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
    • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
  • Chapel Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
    • Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Dundee Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
    • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
  • Golden Ring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
  • Goldentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldentree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
  • Joppa Vale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
    • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
  • Joppa View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
    • Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kings Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
      • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
    • Maple Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
      • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
    • Marys Choice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marys Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
    • Middlesex
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
    • Necker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Necker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
      • Necker is located in Baltimore County
    • Poplar
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
    • Putty Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
      • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Shady Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
      • Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
    • Silver Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
      • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Silver Spring Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
      • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
    • Silver Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Nottingham to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nottingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nottingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nottingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3640, Longitude: -76.4522       In this case, the coordinates for Nottingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Nottingham 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nottingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Nottingham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.513 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.083 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.284 degrees.









 

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