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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 Knotts Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knotts Landing 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 Knotts Landing:
- 38.935100, -75.441400
- 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 Knotts Landing
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Knotts Landing is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Knotts Landing
Communities Also Named Knotts Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Knotts Landing.
Within Delaware, the name Knotts Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Knotts Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knotts Landing that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Knotts Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knotts Landing ...
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.
- Chestnut Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Dogwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
- Freeman Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Hummingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lynch Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
- Marvels Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
- Melvins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Paris Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
- Pleasant Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
- Stanley Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
- Woods Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
How Far From Knotts Landing 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 Knotts Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knotts Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knotts Landing to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Knotts Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Knotts Landing 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 Knotts Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9351, Longitude: -75.4414 In this case, the coordinates for Knotts Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.033 degrees. |
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