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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 Cool Spring Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cool Spring Manor 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 Cool Spring Manor:
- 38.719835, -75.256022
- 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 Cool Spring Manor
- 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 Cool Spring Manor is near Kent County and also Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Cool Spring Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool Spring Manor ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Belltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Cave Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Colony is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Colony
- Cool Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cripple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Deerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Drawbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fisher Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Indian Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lazy Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lazy Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
- Mallard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Pinetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sand Dunes Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sea Spray Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Rest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
- Shady Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Star Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Cool Spring Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cool Spring Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cool Spring Manor and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cool Spring Manor 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 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 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- Cool Spring Manor) 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 Cool Spring Manor 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 Cool Spring Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7198, Longitude: -75.2560 In this case, the coordinates for Cool Spring Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.861 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.242 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.045 degrees. |
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