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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 Bork Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bork 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 Bork Acres:
- 39.055800, -75.552800
- 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 Bork 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Bork Acres 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 Bork Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bork 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.
- Chimney Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Derby Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Derby Shores is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
- Derbywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Derbywood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
- Eagles Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Hidden Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
- Hideaway Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Locustville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Otters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Star Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Turnkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- Viola Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Bork 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 Bork Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bork Acres and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bork Acres 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 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bork Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bork 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 Bork Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0558, Longitude: -75.5528 In this case, the coordinates for Bork Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.007 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.031 degrees. |
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