Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Heaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Heaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Heaven
- 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 Little Heaven:
- 39.041779, -75.456587
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Heaven
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Little Heaven is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Heaven ...
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.
- Bowers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cypress Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Frederica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederica
- Frederica is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederica <2>
- Hideaway Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Locustville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- London Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
- Misty Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Otters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Paris Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
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- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrap Tavern Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrap Tavern Crossroads
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads is located in Kent County
- White House Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Wooden Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooden Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Riverview
How Far From Little Heaven 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 Little Heaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Heaven and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little Heaven to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Heaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little Heaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Heaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0418, Longitude: -75.4566 In this case, the coordinates for Little Heaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Heaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.996 degrees. |