Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Tilghman Island Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilghman Island Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tilghman Island Beach

• 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 Tilghman Island Beach:
  • 38.700119, -76.341894
  • 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 Tilghman Island Beach

• 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 Tilghman Island Beach is near Dorchester County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Tilghman Island Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilghman Island Beach ...

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.

• Crescendo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescendo is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescendo
• Deep Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deep Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Harbor
• Grace Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
• Hills Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
• Indian Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbor
• Mallard Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
• Nutcracker Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
• Rays Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
• Solitude
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Solitude is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

How Far From Tilghman Island Beach 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 Tilghman Island Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tilghman Island Beach to Easton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'