Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tyndall 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 Tyndall Estates:
  • 38.229563, -75.465753
  • 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 Tyndall 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Tyndall Estates is near Wicomico County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Tyndall Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyndall 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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Deep Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Harbour is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Harbour
• Foxchase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxchase is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Furnace is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Heritage Manor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
• Indiantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Kelly ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kelly is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Nathaniels Retreat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
• Piney Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <1>
• Trace Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trace Hollow is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Hollow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tyndall Estates and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tyndall Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'