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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 Peach Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard:
    • 38.745395, -76.114109
    • 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 Peach Orchard
  • 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 Peach Orchard ...

We found seven communities that share the name Peach Orchard.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Peach Orchard.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Peach Orchard.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Clay County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the west of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Peach Orchard.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Alachua County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Peach Orchard.
    • Georgia
      • Richmond 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 Georgia community of Peach Orchard [Richmond County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Peach Orchard.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Peach Orchard.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Peach Orchard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peach Orchard ...

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 north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
  • Cedar Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
  • Cooks Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
  • Holly Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
  • Idlewild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
  • Loves Folly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Folly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
    • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
  • Miles River Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles River Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
  • Peachblossom
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachblossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
  • Poplar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Royal Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
    • Royal Oak is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
  • Thanksgiving
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thanksgiving have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
    • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
  • Third Haven Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
    • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Peach Orchard 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peach Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7454, Longitude: -76.1141       In this case, the coordinates for Peach Orchard 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Peach Orchard 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Peach Orchard 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 307.358 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.811 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.388 degrees.




 

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