Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Talbot Village:
  • 38.790393, -76.069108
  • 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 Talbot Village

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talbot Village ...

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.

• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crabapple Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
• Idlewild
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Londonderry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Mulberry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Poplar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rice Land
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
• Riser Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
• Swan Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
• Third Haven Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
• Walkertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Talbot Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'