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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 Blackiston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackiston 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 Blackiston:
- 39.270737, -75.700825
- 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 Blackiston
- 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 Blackiston is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Blackiston
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackiston ...
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.
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Downs Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Everetts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Fords Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Forest Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Gardenside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Long Point Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Mallards Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Plantation Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Seven Hickories
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Shorts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Sunnyside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Twin Eagle Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
- Whigville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Wind Song Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
How Far From Blackiston 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 Blackiston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blackiston and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blackiston to Dover, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackiston) 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 Blackiston 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 Blackiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2707, Longitude: -75.7008 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.077 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.574 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.005 degrees. |
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