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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 The Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The 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 The Landing:
- 38.714001, -75.130183
- 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 The 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since The Landing is near Worcester County and also Cape May 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 Cape May 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 The Landing
Communities Also Named The Landing ...
We found five communities that are also named The Landing.
Within Delaware, the name The Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This The Landing is located in Franklin County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of The Landing.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This The Landing is located in Ralls County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of The Landing.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This The Landing is located in Morris County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north of the The Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of The Landing.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This The Landing is located in Suffolk County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of The Landing.
- Quebec
- This The Landing lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the The Landing that is located in Sussex County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The 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.
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bookhammer Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Fisher Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Indian Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Piney Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Quakers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Robinson Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sand Dunes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Seabreeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Shell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From The Landing 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 The Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Landing and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from The Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Landing) 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 The 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 The Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7140, Longitude: -75.1302 In this case, the coordinates for The Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.788 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.995 degrees. |
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