Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Douglas Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglas Forge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Douglas Forge

• 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 Douglas Forge:
  • 38.645948, -75.577426
  • 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 Douglas Forge

• 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 Douglas Forge is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Douglas Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas Forge ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Blades is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Cherrytree Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
• Fisher Mill Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
• Heritage Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Hill N Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
• Lake Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Lightfoots Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
• Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadows is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Old Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Richard Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
• Ruth Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
• Snug Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Douglas Forge 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 Douglas Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Douglas Forge to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'