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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 Tall Timbers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers:
    • 38.169016, -76.544956
    • 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 Tall Timbers
  • 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 Tall Timbers ...

We found five communities that share the name Tall Timbers.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Tall Timbers.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north of the Tall Timbers that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Tall Timbers.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Tall Timbers [Grant County].
      • LaGrange County
      • This Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Tall Timbers.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Tall Timbers.
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the west southwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Tall Timbers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tall Timbers ...

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.

  • Cedar Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
    • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Dukes Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dukes Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
    • Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Great Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
    • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <4>
  • Herring Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
    • Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Lane Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Beach
    • Lane Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Meter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
    • Meter is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Narrow Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
    • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Piney Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <4>
  • Ragged Point Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
    • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Stoney Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
    • Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Valley Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tall Timbers to Leonardtown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tall Timbers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Tall Timbers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tall Timbers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1690, Longitude: -76.5450       In this case, the coordinates for Tall Timbers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tall Timbers 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tall Timbers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.79 degrees.




 

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