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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 Kawan Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kawan Acres 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 Kawan Acres:
- 38.659557, -75.298524
- 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 Kawan Acres
- 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 Kawan Acres is near Wicomico County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Kawan Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kawan Acres ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Bullseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullseye is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
- Cool Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deerwood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Ferry Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gull Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gull Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
- Harlemtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
- Holiday Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
- Indian Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
- Indiantown Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lazy Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lazy Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
- Mount Joy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Pine Water Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pine Water Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- River Breeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Breeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Robinsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sandy Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Shady Rest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
- Shortly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Wood Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch
How Far From Kawan Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kawan Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kawan Acres and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kawan Acres to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 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 '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- Kawan Acres) 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 Kawan Acres 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 Kawan Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6596, Longitude: -75.2985 In this case, the coordinates for Kawan Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.087 degrees. |
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