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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 Tilghmans Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilghmans Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tilghmans Terrace:
- 39.040945, -76.061611
- 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 Tilghmans Terrace
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Tilghmans Terrace is near Kent County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Tilghmans Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilghmans Terrace ...
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.
- Conquest Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
- Earle Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
- Fox Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Indian Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Mainbrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
- Mallard Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Quaker Neck Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Recovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Ruthsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Sparks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
- Woodstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Tilghmans Terrace 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 Tilghmans Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tilghmans Terrace and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Tilghmans Terrace to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tilghmans Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tilghmans Terrace 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 Tilghmans Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0409, Longitude: -76.0616 In this case, the coordinates for Tilghmans Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.249 degrees. |
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