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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 Angola-by-the-Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angola-by-the-Bay 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 Angola-by-the-Bay:
- 38.670946, -75.174630
- 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 Angola-by-the-Bay
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Angola-by-the-Bay is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Angola-by-the-Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Angola-by-the-Bay ...
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.
- Bookhammer Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Fisher Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Greens Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Herring Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holiday Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
- Indian Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
- John Marsh Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
- Lingo Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
- Long Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Pine Water Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pine Water Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- River Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Breeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
- Robinson Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sheep Pen Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
- Shell Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Angola-by-the-Bay 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 Angola-by-the-Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Angola-by-the-Bay and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Angola-by-the-Bay to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). 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 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Angola-by-the-Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Angola-by-the-Bay 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 Angola-by-the-Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6709, Longitude: -75.1746 In this case, the coordinates for Angola-by-the-Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.185 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.031 degrees. |
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