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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 Forest Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest 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 Forest Landing:
- 39.117613, -75.503256
- 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 Forest 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 Forest Landing is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Forest Landing
Communities Also Named Forest Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Forest Landing.
Within Delaware, the name Forest Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Forest Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Forest Landing is located in Wake County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Landing that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Forest Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
- Candlewicke
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Crossgates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crossgates is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Cypress Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Eagle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagles Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hideaway Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Meadow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Royal Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Schoolview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schoolview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Star Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- White House Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- Wyoming Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills
How Far From Forest Landing 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 Forest Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Landing to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1176, Longitude: -75.5033 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.973 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.985 degrees. |
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