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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 Beaver Dam Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Dam Acres 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 Beaver Dam Acres:
- 38.687335, -75.209631
- 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 Beaver Dam Acres
- 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 Beaver Dam Acres 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 Beaver Dam Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Dam Acres ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Belltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bookhammer Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fisher Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greens Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Herring Landing
(4 miles [6.4 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 south)
- Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
- Indian Mission
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Indiantown Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- John Marsh Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
- Lazy Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lazy Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
- Mallard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Pine Water Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- Pinetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinetown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- River Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Breeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
- Robinson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sea Spray Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Rest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
- Shady Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Sheep Pen Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
- Shell Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 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 east)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Beaver Dam Acres 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 Beaver Dam Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beaver Dam Acres and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Dam Acres to Georgetown, 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 99 miles [159.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beaver Dam Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beaver Dam Acres 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 Beaver Dam Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6873, Longitude: -75.2096 In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Dam Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.836 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.039 degrees. |
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