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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 Carriage Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Lane and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carriage Lane:
    • 39.109557, -75.522701
    • 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 Carriage Lane
  • 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 Carriage Lane 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 Carriage Lane

Communities Also Named Carriage Lane ...

We found one communities that are also named Carriage Lane.

Within Delaware, the name Carriage Lane is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Carriage Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carriage Lane that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Carriage Lane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Lane ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Cypress Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Greenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Meadow Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rising Sun
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Royal Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
  • Shady Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
  • Star Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Star Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
  • Star Hill Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
  • Turnkey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Turnkey is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
  • Wyoming Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Lane and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Carriage Lane to White House, with an average speed<2>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<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 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Carriage Lane) 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 Carriage Lane 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 Carriage Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1096, Longitude: -75.5227       In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.985 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.445 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.996 degrees.