Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tulls Corner:
  • 38.015157, -75.753840
  • 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 Tulls Corner

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Tulls Corner is near Accomack County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Tulls Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tulls Corner ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Frogeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frogeye is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
• Hearts Ease
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hearts Ease is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Ease
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Indian Hammock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Hammock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hammock
• Mariners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariners is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners
• Marion
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Parsonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsonville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Pauls Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner

How Far From Tulls Corner 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 Tulls Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tulls Corner and extending to:

• Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tulls Corner to Princess Anne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'