Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Black Hog 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 Black Hog Landing:
  • 38.774001, -75.190463
  • 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 Black Hog 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 Black Hog Landing is near Kent County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Black Hog Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Hog 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.

• Arabian Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
• Belltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Belltown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Carpenters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Covey Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
• Cripple Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
• Drawbridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
• Edgewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hazzard Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazzard Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Landing
• Jimtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mallard Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Oyster Rocks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oyster Rocks is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Rocks
  • Pilottown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pilottown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
  • Pinetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinetown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
  • Quakers Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
  • Quakertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Robertson Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertson Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Landing
  • Sand Dunes Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
  • Sea Spray Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
  • Shady Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
  • Star Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Star Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
  • Steamboat Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Steamboat Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
  • Wiltbank Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiltbank Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiltbank Landing

How Far From Black Hog Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Black Hog Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Black Hog Landing and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Hog Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of 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 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'