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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 Tolchester Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tolchester Estates 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 Tolchester Estates:
    • 39.229276, -76.231898
    • 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 Tolchester Estates
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Tolchester Estates is near Baltimore County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Tolchester Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolchester Estates ...

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.

  • Buck Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
  • Buck Neck Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
  • Deep Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Deep Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Delta Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Delta Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
  • Goose Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
  • Gratitude
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gratitude is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
  • Hanesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Little Neck Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
  • Rock Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Shipyard Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
  • Woods Edge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woods Edge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Tolchester Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tolchester Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tolchester Estates and extending to:

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Tolchester Estates to Annapolis, 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 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- Tolchester Estates) 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 Tolchester Estates 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 Tolchester Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2293, Longitude: -76.2319       In this case, the coordinates for Tolchester Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.392 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.925 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.245 degrees.