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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 Salisbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salisbury 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 Salisbury:
    • 38.360743, -75.597006
    • 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 Salisbury
  • 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 Salisbury ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Salisbury.

Within Maryland, the name Salisbury is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Salisbury is located in Litchfield County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Salisbury.
    • Illinois
      • Coles 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 Illinois community of Salisbury [Coles County].
      • Sangamon County
      • This Salisbury is located in Sangamon County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Salisbury.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Salisbury.
    • Kentucky
      • Floyd 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 Kentucky community of Salisbury [Floyd County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Salisbury is located in Essex County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Salisbury.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Salisbury is located in Marquette County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Salisbury.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This Salisbury is located in Chariton County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Salisbury.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Salisbury lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Salisbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Salisbury.
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Salisbury is located in Herkimer County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Salisbury.
      • Nassau County
      • This Salisbury is located in Nassau County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the north northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Salisbury.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Salisbury is located in Rowan County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Salisbury.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Salisbury.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Salisbury is located in Baker County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Salisbury.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Salisbury [Lancaster County].
      • Somerset County
      • This Salisbury is located in Somerset County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Salisbury.
    • Texas
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Salisbury.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Salisbury is located in Addison County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Salisbury.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Salisbury is located in Botetourt County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west of the Salisbury that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Salisbury.
      • Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Salisbury [Chesterfield County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salisbury ...

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.

  • California
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Wicomico County
  • Doe Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
    • Doe Run is located in Wicomico County
  • Dogwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
  • Foggy Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
    • Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
  • Fruitland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Greenlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
  • Holland Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
    • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Hunting Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
    • Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
  • Justice Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
    • Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Kathleens Delight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleens Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
    • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
  • Leonard Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
    • Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Wicomico County
    • Maple Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
      • Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
    • Middle Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
      • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
    • Minksville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
      • Minksville is located in Wicomico County
    • Patricks Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
      • Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Pheasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wicomico County
    • Poets Colony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poets Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
      • Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
    • Riverside Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
      • Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
    • Sandy Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
    • Shad Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
      • Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
    • Silver Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
      • Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
    • Tall Timbers Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
      • Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wicomico County

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Salisbury to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salisbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salisbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3607, Longitude: -75.5970    
<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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Salisbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.085 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.441 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.329 degrees.