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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 Blackwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackwater 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 Blackwater:
- 38.545946, -75.162130
- 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 Blackwater
- 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 Blackwater 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 Blackwater
Communities Also Named Blackwater ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Blackwater.
Within Delaware, the name Blackwater is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Blackwater is located in Pinal County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Blackwater.
- British Columbia
- This Blackwater lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Blackwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Blackwater.
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Blackwater is located in Laurel County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Blackwater.
- Menifee County
- This Blackwater is located in Menifee County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Blackwater.
- Wolfe County
- Although located in Wolfe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Blackwater.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Blackwater is located in Aroostook County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Blackwater.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Blackwater is located in Dorchester County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Blackwater.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Blackwater is located in Kemper County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Blackwater.
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Blackwater [Lafayette County].
- Marshall County
- This Blackwater is located in Marshall County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the west southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Blackwater.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Blackwater is located in Cooper County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Blackwater.
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Blackwater [Johnson County].
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Blackwater is located in Strafford County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Blackwater.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Blackwater.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Blackwater is located in Lee County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Blackwater.
- Mathews County
- This Blackwater is located in Mathews County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Blackwater.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Blackwater is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Blackwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwater ...
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.
- Bullseye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullseye is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
- Cedar Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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 east)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Club House Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
- Foxfire Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
- Gull Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gull Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
- Helms Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helms Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Landing
- Holly Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Holly Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Indian Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Irons Lane Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
- Israel Haul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Israel Haul is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Haul
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Land of Pleasant Living
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ocean View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Prince George Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
- Rogers Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
- Sandy Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
How Far From Blackwater 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 Blackwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackwater and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackwater to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Blackwater could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blackwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blackwater 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 Blackwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5459, Longitude: -75.1621 In this case, the coordinates for Blackwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.169 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.077 degrees. |
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