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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 Hurley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurley Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hurley Heights:
    • 38.647615, -75.617149
    • 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 Hurley Heights
  • 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 Hurley Heights is near Dorchester County and also Caroline 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 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 Hurley Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurley Heights ...

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.

  • Blades
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Briar Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Cannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Heritage Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hill N Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Lake Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lightfoots Furnace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
    • Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadows is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Richard Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
    • Ruth Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Snug Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Woodland Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Station is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station

How Far From Hurley Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hurley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hurley Heights and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hurley Heights to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north (N). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving 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 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurley Heights) 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 Hurley Heights 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 Hurley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6476, Longitude: -75.6171       In this case, the coordinates for Hurley Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.076 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.475 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.222 degrees.