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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 Toddville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toddville 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 Toddville:
- 38.299845, -76.070493
- 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 Toddville
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Toddville is near Wicomico County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Toddville
Communities Also Named Toddville ...
We found five communities that are also named Toddville.
Within Maryland, the name Toddville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Toddville is located in Linn County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Toddville that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Toddville.
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This Toddville is located in Garrard County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Toddville that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Toddville.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Toddville is located in Westchester County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Toddville that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Toddville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Toddville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Toddville that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Toddville.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Toddville is located in Horry County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Toddville that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Toddville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toddville ...
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.
- Bishops Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crapo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Fishing Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hog Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hog Island is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
- Hoopersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
- Jesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Lakesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Longfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Longfield is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfield
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
How Far From Toddville 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 Toddville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toddville and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Toddville to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Toddville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Toddville 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 Toddville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2998, Longitude: -76.0705 In this case, the coordinates for Toddville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.546 degrees. |
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