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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 Mission, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Mission 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 Mission:
    • 38.673446, -75.235188
    • 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 Mission
  • 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 Mission 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 Mission

Communities Also Named Indian Mission ...

We found one communities that are also named Indian Mission.

Within Delaware, the name Indian Mission is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Indian Mission in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno 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 California community of Indian Mission [Fresno County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Mission ...

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.

  • Arabian Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
  • Belltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belltown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Bookhammer Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
  • Bullseye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bullseye is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
  • Cool Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Edgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Ferry Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
  • Fisher Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
  • Gravel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Greens Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
  • Gull Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gull Point is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Herring Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Holiday Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
    • Indiantown Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
    • Jimtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • John Marsh Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
    • Lazy Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lazy Lake is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
    • Long Neck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallard Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
    • Marshtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
    • Mount Joy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Pine Water Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
    • Pine Water Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
    • Pinetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pinetown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
    • River Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • River Breeze is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
    • Robinson Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
    • Robinsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Sea Spray Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
    • Shady Rest Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
    • Shady Side
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
    • Sheep Pen Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
    • Shell Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Trinity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Woods Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Indian Mission and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Mission to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mission 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Indian Mission) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mission 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 Mission. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6734, Longitude: -75.2352       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Mission have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.852 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.225 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.055 degrees.