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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 Indian Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Cove 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 Indian Cove:
    • 38.490668, -75.110461
    • 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 Indian Cove
  • 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 Indian Cove is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Indian Cove

Communities Also Named Indian Cove ...

We found seven communities that are also named Indian Cove.

Within Delaware, the name Indian Cove is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Indian Cove [New Haven County].
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Indian Cove [Worth County].
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Indian Cove [Owyhee County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<3> to the west of the Indian Cove that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Indian Cove.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Indian Cove that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Indian Cove.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Indian Cove lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Indian Cove that is located in Sussex County.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Henderson County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Indian Cove that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Indian Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Cove ...

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.

  • Bunting
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Foxfire Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holly Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Little Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
  • Magnolia Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
  • Middlesex Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
  • Mulberry Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
  • Ocean View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peppers Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
  • Queens Quest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sassafras Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
    • Sea Dunes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
    • Strawberry Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
    • Teaberry Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

How Far From Indian Cove 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 Indian Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Cove and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Cove to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Indian Cove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Indian Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Indian Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Indian Cove 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 Indian Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4907, Longitude: -75.1105       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.794 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.131 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.078 degrees.