Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Saulsbury:
  • 38.934002, -75.331581
  • 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 Fort Saulsbury

• 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 Fort Saulsbury is near Kent County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Fort Saulsbury

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Saulsbury ...

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.

• Chestnut Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
• Dogwood Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
• Freeman Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
• Greentop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentop is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
• Hummingbird Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
• Knotts Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
• Lincoln
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Lincoln Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
• Lynch Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
• Primehook Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Primehook Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primehook Beach
• Slaughter Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Slaughter Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter Beach <1>
• Stanley Manor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
• Woods Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven

How Far From Fort Saulsbury 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 Fort Saulsbury to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Saulsbury 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 five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'