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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 Maryland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maryland 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 Maryland:
- 42.536640, -74.886695
- 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 Maryland
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Maryland is near Delaware County and also Schoharie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Maryland
Communities Also Named Maryland ...
We found eight communities that are also named Maryland.
Within New York, the name Maryland is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Maryland is located in Ogle County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Maryland.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Maryland [Vigo County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Maryland.
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Maryland is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km] to the southwest of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Maryland.
- Tensas Parish
- This Maryland is located in Tensas Parish and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the west southwest of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Maryland.
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Maryland [Leflore County].
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Maryland is located in Ocean County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Maryland.
- Quebec
- This Maryland lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maryland that is located in Otsego County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maryland ...
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.
- Butts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butts Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Charlotteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chaseville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Elk Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Fall Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fall Bridge is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Bridge
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Index
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Index is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Jones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Mount Vision
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toddsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toddsville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
- Whig Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whig Corners is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners
How Far From Maryland 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 Maryland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maryland and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Maryland to Cooperstown, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east (E). 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 275 miles [442.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maryland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Maryland 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Maryland 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 Maryland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5366, Longitude: -74.8867 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.231 degrees. |
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