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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 Scarboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scarboro 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 Scarboro:
    • 38.133453, -75.394919
    • 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 Scarboro
  • 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Since Scarboro is near Accomack County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Scarboro

Communities Also Named Scarboro ...

We found seven communities that are also named Scarboro.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Scarboro.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Scarboro is located in Harford County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Scarboro that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Scarboro.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Scarboro is located in Hillsborough County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Scarboro.
    • Georgia
      • Jenkins County
      • This Scarboro is located in Jenkins County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Scarboro.
      • Screven 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 Scarboro [Screven County].
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Scarboro is located in Lee County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scarboro that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Scarboro.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Scarboro is located in Anderson County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Scarboro.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee 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 Wisconsin community of Scarboro [Kewaunee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scarboro ...

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.

  • Boxiron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
  • Boxiron Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
  • Cedartown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Figgs Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
  • Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • George Island Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • George Island Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Island Landing
  • Girdletree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
  • Goodwill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodwill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
  • Indiantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Nathaniels Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
  • Public Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
  • Snow Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Scarboro to Annapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scarboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Scarboro 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Scarboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scarboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1335, Longitude: -75.3949       In this case, the coordinates for Scarboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.985 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.292 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.337 degrees.