Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tolson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tolson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tolson
- 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 Tolson:
- 38.137906, -76.527177
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tolson
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Tolson is near Westmoreland County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tolson ...
We found two communities that share the name Tolson.
Within Maryland, the name Tolson is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolson ...
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.
- Cedar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
- Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Dukes Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dukes Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
- Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Dutchmans Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
- Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Herring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
- Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Lane Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Beach
- Lane Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Meter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Piney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <3>
- Ragged Point Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
- Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Stoney Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
- Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Tall Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <3>
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
How Far From Tolson 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 Tolson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tolson and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tolson to Leonardtown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north (N). 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tolson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tolson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tolson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tolson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1379, Longitude: -76.5272 In this case, the coordinates for Tolson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tolson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.037 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.795 degrees. |