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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Meadows 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 Dogwood Meadows:
- 38.944400, -75.456000
- 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 Meadows
- 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 Dogwood Meadows 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 Dogwood Meadows
Communities Also Named Dogwood Meadows ...
We found one communities that are also named Dogwood Meadows.
Within Delaware, the name Dogwood Meadows is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Dogwood Meadows in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Dogwood Meadows is located in Lonoke County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood Meadows that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Dogwood Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Meadows ...
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.
- Chestnut Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freeman Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Hummingbird Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
- Knotts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Lynch Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
- Marvels Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
- Melvins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Paris Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paris Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
- Stanley Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
- Woods Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
How Far From Dogwood Meadows 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 Dogwood Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Meadows and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Meadows to Dover, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 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 Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Meadows 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 Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9444, Longitude: -75.4560 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.036 degrees. |
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