Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Providence Landing:
  • 38.763726, -75.975771
  • 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 Providence Landing

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Providence Landing is near Talbot County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Providence Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Providence Landing ...

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.

• Choptank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Choptank is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
• Clearview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crabapple Court
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
• Forest Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grove is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• High Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Holly Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
• Idlewild
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Ivytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivytown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
• Jonestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Kitty Corner Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Kittys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
  • Lewistown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lloyd Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
  • Mulberry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Poplar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rice Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
  • Riser Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
  • Swan Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
  • Third Haven Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
  • Walkertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Windyhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Windyhill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
  • Wings Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

How Far From Providence Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Providence Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Providence Landing and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Providence Landing to Denton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving 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 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'