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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 Hummingbird Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hummingbird Hills 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 Hummingbird Hills:
- 38.970600, -75.410100
- 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 Hummingbird Hills
- 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 Hummingbird Hills 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 Hummingbird Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hummingbird Hills ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Chestnut Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Dogwood Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Knotts Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Heaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Heaven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Lynch Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
- Marvels Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
- Melvins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Otters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paris Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
- Pleasant Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slaughter Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
- Woods Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
How Far From Hummingbird Hills 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 Hummingbird Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hummingbird Hills and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hummingbird Hills to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hummingbird Hills) 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 Hummingbird Hills 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 Hummingbird Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9706, Longitude: -75.4101 In this case, the coordinates for Hummingbird Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.931 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.006 degrees. |
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