Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tyaskin Estates:
  • 38.322621, -75.866877
  • 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 Tyaskin 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Since Tyaskin Estates is near Dorchester County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Tyaskin Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyaskin 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.

• Clara
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clara is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Cokeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
• Deep Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deep Branch is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Branch
• Green Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Green Hill Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
• Gum Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Jesterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
• Martins Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• New Road Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
• Pine Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
• Royal Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oak is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak

How Far From Tyaskin 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 Tyaskin Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tyaskin Estates to Salisbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'