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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 Tanglewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood:
    • 38.385114, -75.167409
    • 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 Tanglewood
  • 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 Tanglewood ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Tanglewood.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Tanglewood.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 42 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Tanglewood.
    • Calvert County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Calvert County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Tanglewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Tanglewood.
      • Lee County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Lee County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Tanglewood.
      • Marshall County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Marshall County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Tanglewood.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Benton County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Tanglewood.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the west of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Tanglewood.
    • California
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of Tanglewood [Santa Cruz County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Tanglewood [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Tanglewood.
      • Lee 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 Florida community of Tanglewood [Lee County].
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Bibb County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tanglewood.
      • Clarke County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Clarke County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Tanglewood.
      • Richmond County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Richmond County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Tanglewood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Tanglewood [Cook County].
      • Kane County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Kane County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Tanglewood.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Allen County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Tanglewood.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin 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 Tanglewood [Franklin County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Tanglewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Tanglewood.
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Tanglewood.
      • Rapides Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Tanglewood [Rapides Parish].
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Berkshire County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Tanglewood.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Monroe County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tanglewood.
      • Newton County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Newton County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Tanglewood.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Tanglewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Tanglewood.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Tanglewood.
      • New Hanover County
      • This Tanglewood is located in New Hanover County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the south southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Tanglewood.
    • Ontario
      • This Tanglewood lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the north of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Pike County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Tanglewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Tanglewood.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Cherokee County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Tanglewood.
      • Darlington County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Darlington County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Tanglewood.
      • Greenville County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Greenville County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Tanglewood.
      • Richland County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Richland County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Tanglewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Putnam County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Tanglewood.
      • Smith County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Smith County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the west of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Tanglewood.
      • Washington County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Washington County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tanglewood.
    • Texas
      • Lee County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Lee County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Tanglewood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Davis County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Tanglewood.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Campbell County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Tanglewood.
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Tanglewood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Tanglewood.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tanglewood that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Tanglewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanglewood ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Briddletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briddletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
    • Briddletown is located in Worcester County
  • Captains Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
    • Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Grays Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Greenwood Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
    • Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
  • Herring Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Holiday Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Holly Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Louis Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Ocean Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
    • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Piney Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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 Worcester County
    • Salt Grass Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Grass Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
      • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
    • Seabright
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
      • Seabright is located in Worcester County
    • Shingle Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Wood Duck Isle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Duck Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
      • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County

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

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tanglewood to Snow Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 82 miles [132 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

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

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- Tanglewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tanglewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3851, Longitude: -75.1674       In this case, the coordinates for Tanglewood 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 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 Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood 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 306.835 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.161 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.144 degrees.




 

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