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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 Trappe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trappe 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 Trappe:
    • 38.659778, -76.057185
    • 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 Trappe
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Trappe is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Trappe

Communities Also Named Trappe ...

We found three communities that are also named Trappe.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Trappe.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Trappe in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Saint Mary's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Trappe [Saint Mary's County].
    • Worcester County
      • This Trappe is located in Worcester County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Trappe that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Trappe.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Trappe is located in Montgomery County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Trappe that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Trappe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trappe ...

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.

  • Barber
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barber is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Bruceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Cooks Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Ferry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
  • Holly Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
  • Holly Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Ivytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ivytown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
  • Lloyd Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Locust Grove is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lovers Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lovers Lane is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovers Lane
    • Patrick Plains
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
    • Peachblossom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Sailors Retreat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
    • Treeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Treeland is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeland
    • Windyhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Windyhill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill

How Far From Trappe 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 town such as Trappe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trappe and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Trappe to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Trappe 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trappe) 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 Trappe 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 Trappe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6598, Longitude: -76.0572    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.331 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.767 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.399 degrees.