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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 Lake Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shores 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 Lake Shores:
    • 38.683447, -75.595482
    • 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 Lake Shores
  • 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 Lake Shores is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Lake Shores

Communities Also Named Lake Shores ...

We found four communities that are also named Lake Shores.

Within Delaware, the name Lake Shores is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Lake Shores is located in Allen County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shores that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Lake Shores.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lake Shores that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lake Shores.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Lake Shores is located in Greenwood County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lake Shores that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lake Shores.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Lake Shores is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lake Shores that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lake Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shores ...

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.

  • Blades
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Briar Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Douglas Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Fisher Mill Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Richard Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
  • Ruth Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
  • Snug Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Lake Shores 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 Lake Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Shores to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lake Shores 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 Lake Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6834, Longitude: -75.5955       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.061 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.464 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.199 degrees.