Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 39.222887, -76.238565
  • 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

• 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 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolchester ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
• Buck Neck Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
• Deep Landing
  (5 miles [8 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 northeast)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Gratitude
  (5 miles [8 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <1>
• 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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 to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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 and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tolchester to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over 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 5,850 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 6,554 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>'