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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 Gum Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Crossroads 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 Gum Crossroads:
- 38.654003, -75.472977
- 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 Gum Crossroads
- 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 Gum Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Gum Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Crossroads ...
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.
- Bryans Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
- Cherrytree Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
- Douglas Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
- Fisher Mill Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
- Flea Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardscrabble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Harlemtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
- Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Lake Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
- Lightfoots Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Midnight Thicket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
- Old Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Ruth Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
- Shortly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Snug Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Wood Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch
How Far From Gum Crossroads 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 Gum Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gum Crossroads and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Gum Crossroads to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Crossroads) 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 Gum Crossroads 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 Gum Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6540, Longitude: -75.4730 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.16 degrees. |
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