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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angola Landing 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 Landing:
- 38.644001, -75.126850
- 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 Landing
- 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 Landing 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 Landing
Communities Also Named Angola Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Angola Landing.
Within Delaware, the name Angola Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Angola Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Angola Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Angola Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Angola Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Angola Landing ...
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 north)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Greens Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Herring Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- John Marsh Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
- Lingo Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
- Long Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Pine Water Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pine Water Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- River Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Breeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
- Robinson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Sheep Pen Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 northwest)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Angola Landing 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 Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Angola Landing and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Angola Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Angola Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6440, Longitude: -75.1269 In this case, the coordinates for Angola Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.022 degrees. |
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