|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duck Creek Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duck Creek Landing 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 Duck Creek Landing:
- 39.318900, -75.565200
- 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 Duck Creek Landing
- 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 Duck Creek Landing is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Duck Creek Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duck Creek Landing ...
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.
- Big Oak Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Bombay Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Brick Store
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brick Store is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
- Chambersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Nest Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
- Gardenside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
- Hay Point Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hay Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Point Landing
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Long Point Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Mallards Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Shorts Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Landing
- Sunnyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tent is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent
- Windy Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windy Way is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way
How Far From Duck Creek Landing 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 Duck Creek Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Duck Creek Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Duck Creek Landing to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duck Creek Landing) 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 Duck Creek Landing 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 Duck Creek Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3189, Longitude: -75.5652 In this case, the coordinates for Duck Creek Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.994 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.928 degrees. |
|
|