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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 Fisher Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisher 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 Fisher Landing:
- 38.712612, -75.175185
- 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 Fisher 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Fisher Landing is near Worcester County and also Kent 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 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 Fisher Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher 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.
- Arabian Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bookhammer Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- John Marsh Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
- Mallard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pine Water Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pine Water Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- Pinetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Piney Glade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Quakers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Robinson Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sand Dunes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sea Spray Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Shady Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Star Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Fisher Landing 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 Fisher 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 Fisher Landing and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fisher Landing to Georgetown, 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 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher 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 Fisher 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 Fisher Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7126, Longitude: -75.1752 In this case, the coordinates for Fisher Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.814 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.014 degrees. |
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