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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 Bunting, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bunting 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 Bunting:
    • 38.463514, -75.153452
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bunting
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Bunting ...

We found one communities that share the name Bunting.

Within Delaware, the name Bunting is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Bunting in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bunting [Norfolk City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunting ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bishop
    • From Bunting to Bishop
  • Bishopville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Holiday Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Indian Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Little Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Louis Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Magnolia Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Mulberry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
    • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Ocean Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peppers Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
    • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Piney Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
    • Piney Island is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Piney Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Sassafras Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Shingle Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Teaberry Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County

How Far From Bunting 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 Bunting to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Bunting and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bunting to Georgetown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bunting. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bunting 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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Bunting) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bunting. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4635, Longitude: -75.1535       In this case, the coordinates for Bunting have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Bunting to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.821 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.157 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.107 degrees.




 

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