Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palmtown:
  • 38.093463, -76.655236
  • 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 Palmtown

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Palmtown is near Saint Mary's County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Palmtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmtown ...

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.

• Acorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bull Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
• Carys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
• Erica
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
• Grays Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Meter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meter is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
• Mount Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Narrow Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
• Ragged Point Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
• Shady Harbor Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Harbor Shores is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor Shores
• Tucker Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill

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

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

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Palmtown to Montross, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'