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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 Laurel Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Creek 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 Laurel Creek:
    • 38.555671, -75.559925
    • 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 Laurel Creek
  • 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 Laurel Creek is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Laurel Creek

Communities Also Named Laurel Creek ...

We found five communities that are also named Laurel Creek.

Within Delaware, the name Laurel Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Laurel Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Laurel Creek that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Laurel Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Laurel Creek is located in Clay County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west of the Laurel Creek that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Laurel Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Laurel Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Laurel Creek that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Laurel Creek.
      • Van Buren County
      • This Laurel Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the west southwest of the Laurel Creek that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Laurel Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Laurel Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Laurel Creek that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Laurel Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Creek ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Hardscrabble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hill N Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Holly Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Jones Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Midnight Thicket
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
  • Pepper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pepper is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
  • Ralphs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
  • Sandy Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork

How Far From Laurel Creek 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 Laurel Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Creek 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 41 miles [66 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 about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Laurel Creek) 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 Laurel Creek 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 Laurel Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5557, Longitude: -75.5599       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.049 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.431 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.236 degrees.