Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barkers Landing:
  • 39.085113, -75.457143
  • 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 Barkers 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Barkers Landing is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Barkers Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barkers 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.

• Bowers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowers is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
• Cypress Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
• Eagle Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
• Florence
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Florence is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Forest Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
• Hideaway Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
• Hunters Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Little Heaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Heaven is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
• Locustville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Locustville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <1>
• Misty Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rising Sun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• White House Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • White House Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Barkers Landing to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'