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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 Hay Point Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hay Point 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 Hay Point Landing:
- 39.351501, -75.548258
- 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 Hay Point 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 Hay Point Landing is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Hay Point Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hay Point 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.
- Blackbird Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
- Bombay Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Brick Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Store is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
- Chambersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Duck Creek Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
- Gardenside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Long Point Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mallards Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Shorts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shorts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Landing
- Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tent is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent
How Far From Hay Point 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 Hay Point 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 Hay Point Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hay Point Landing to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hay Point 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 Hay Point 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 Hay Point Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3515, Longitude: -75.5483 In this case, the coordinates for Hay Point Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.981 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.478 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.908 degrees. |
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