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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 Henlopen Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henlopen Acres 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 Henlopen Acres:
- 38.725621, -75.084933
- 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 Henlopen Acres
- 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 Henlopen Acres is near Cape May County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Henlopen Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henlopen Acres ...
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.
- Bookhammer Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Fisher Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Indian Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Piney Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Quakers Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Robinson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Seabreeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Henlopen Acres 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 town such as Henlopen Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Henlopen Acres and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Henlopen Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Henlopen Acres) 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 Henlopen Acres 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 Henlopen Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7256, Longitude: -75.0849 In this case, the coordinates for Henlopen Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.761 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.972 degrees. |
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