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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 Israel Haul, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Israel Haul 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 Israel Haul:
- 38.578168, -75.186853
- 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 Israel Haul
- 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 Israel Haul 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 Israel Haul
Curious and Interesting Names Near Israel Haul ...
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.
- Bullseye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bullseye is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Ferry Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
- Gull Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gull Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
- Helms Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helms Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Landing
- Holiday Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
- Holly Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Indiantown Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
- Irons Lane Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
- Land of Pleasant Living
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Long Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- River Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Breeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sandy Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
- Sheep Pen Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Israel Haul 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 Israel Haul to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Israel Haul and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Israel Haul to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Israel Haul) 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 Israel Haul 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 Israel Haul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5782, Longitude: -75.1869 In this case, the coordinates for Israel Haul have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.074 degrees. |
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