Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fenwick West:
  • 38.472057, -75.123795
  • 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 Fenwick West

• 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 Fenwick West is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Fenwick West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick West ...

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.

• Bunting
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bunting is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
• Hidden Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Indian Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Kings Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Little Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
• Louis Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
• Magnolia Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Mulberry Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
• Peppers Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
• Queens Quest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
• Sassafras Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
• Sea Dunes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
• Strawberry Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
• Teaberry Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

How Far From Fenwick West 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 Fenwick West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick West to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'