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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 Collins Pond Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collins Pond Acres 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 Collins Pond Acres:
    • 38.710670, -75.513535
    • 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 Collins Pond 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Collins Pond Acres is near Kent County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Collins Pond Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collins Pond 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.

  • Cannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Cocked Hat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
  • Deer Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Douglas Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Fisher Mill Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
  • Flea Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
  • Gum Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
  • Hardscrabble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Kings Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Lake Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Old Furnace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Robbins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Robbins is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Ruth Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Snug Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Collins Pond Acres 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 Collins Pond Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Collins Pond Acres and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Collins Pond Acres to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the west (W). 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 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collins Pond Acres) 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 Collins Pond 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 Collins Pond Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7107, Longitude: -75.5135       In this case, the coordinates for Collins Pond Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.011 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.411 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.154 degrees.