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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 Silver Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Run 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 Silver Run:
    • 38.337063, -75.651315
    • 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 Silver Run
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Silver Run is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Silver Run

Communities Also Named Silver Run ...

We found five communities that are also named Silver Run.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Silver Run.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Silver Run is located in Carroll County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silver Run that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Silver Run.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Silver Run is located in Talladega County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Run that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Silver Run.
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River County
      • This Silver Run is located in Pearl River County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Run that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Silver Run.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Silver Run is located in Meigs County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Run that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Silver Run.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie 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 West Virginia community of Silver Run [Ritchie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Run ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • California is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Cedarcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
  • Crooked Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
  • Crows Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crows Nest is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
  • Dogwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Fruitland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunting Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
  • Patricks Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
  • Riverside Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Sandy Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Shad Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
    • Tall Timbers Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Walnut
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

How Far From Silver Run to ...

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

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 84 miles [135.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Run) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Silver Run 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 Silver Run 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 Silver Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3371, Longitude: -75.6513       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.118 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.475 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.36 degrees.