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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 Dublin Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dublin Hill 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 Dublin Hill:
    • 38.753169, -75.653540
    • 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 Dublin Hill
  • 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 Dublin Hill is near Caroline County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Dublin Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dublin Hill ...

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.

  • Briar Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Cannon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cocked Hat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
  • Deer Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Jacobs Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
  • Lake Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Richard Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights

How Far From Dublin Hill 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 Dublin Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dublin Hill and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dublin Hill 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dublin Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dublin Hill 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 Dublin Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7532, Longitude: -75.6535       In this case, the coordinates for Dublin Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.089 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.507 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.195 degrees.