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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 Hidden Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Pond 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 Hidden Pond:
- 39.015200, -75.567800
- 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 Hidden Pond
- 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 Hidden Pond is near Sussex County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Hidden Pond
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Pond ...
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.
- Chimney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Derby Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby Shores is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
- Derbywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Derbywood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollandsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Melvins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Misty Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paris Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Paris Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turnkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- Viola Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Hidden Pond 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 Hidden Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hidden Pond and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Pond to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Pond) 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 Hidden Pond 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 Hidden Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0152, Longitude: -75.5678 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.053 degrees. |
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