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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 Dogwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood 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 Dogwood Acres:
    • 38.535671, -75.584092
    • 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 Dogwood 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 Dogwood Acres is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Dogwood Acres

Communities Also Named Dogwood Acres ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Dogwood Acres.

Within Delaware, the name Dogwood Acres is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Pike County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Clayton County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Douglas County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Durham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dogwood Acres [Durham County].
      • Orange County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dogwood Acres [Randolph County].
      • Rowan County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Rowan County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Union County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Union County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Dogwood Acres.
      • Greenville County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Washington County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Harris County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Dogwood Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Dogwood Acres is located in Goochland County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Dogwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood 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.

  • Blades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Chestnut Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Craigs Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Foxwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Galestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Hardscrabble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hickory Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hill N Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Holly Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Midnight Thicket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
    • Packing House Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
    • Pepper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pepper is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Ralphs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
    • Sandy Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Woodland Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Station is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station
    • Woodlawn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Dogwood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dogwood Acres 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.
<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 Dogwood 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 Dogwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5357, Longitude: -75.5841       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.065 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.446 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.254 degrees.