Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Banksville Park:
  • 38.555668, -75.118239
  • 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 Banksville Park

• 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 Banksville Park 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 Banksville Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banksville Park ...

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.

• Cedar Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Clarksville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Club House Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
• Foxfire Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
• Holly Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
• Holly Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Irons Lane Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
• Land of Pleasant Living
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Land of Pleasant Living is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pleasant Living
• Ocean View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <1>
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Rogers Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Banksville Park 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 five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'