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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 Generals Greene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Generals Greene 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 Generals Greene:
- 39.125946, -75.416864
- 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 Generals Greene
- 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 Generals Greene is near Sussex County and also Cumberland 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 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 Generals Greene
Curious and Interesting Names Near Generals Greene ...
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.
- Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Candlewicke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Cowgills Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
- Cypress Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Eagle Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hideaway Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Independence Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Shadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Royal Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Schoolview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schoolview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
- Shady Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- White House Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
How Far From Generals Greene 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 Generals Greene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Generals Greene and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Generals Greene to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Generals Greene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Generals Greene 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 Generals Greene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1259, Longitude: -75.4169 In this case, the coordinates for Generals Greene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.922 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.945 degrees. |
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