Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Robbins 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 Robbins Landing:
  • 38.377066, -76.057994
  • 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 Robbins 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Robbins Landing is near Wicomico County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Robbins Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbins 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.

• Bishops Head
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
• Brick House Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick House Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Landing
• Bucktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cedar Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
• Crapo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Gum Swamp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Lakesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
• Longfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Longfield is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfield
• Robbins
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robbins is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Toddville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

How Far From Robbins Landing 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 Robbins 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 Robbins Landing and extending to:

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Robbins Landing to Cambridge, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'