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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 Long Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Acres 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 Long Acres:
- 38.715946, -75.190741
- 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 Long Acres
- 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 Long Acres is near Kent County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Long Acres
Communities Also Named Long Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Long Acres.
Within Delaware, the name Long Acres is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Long Acres is located in Newton County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Acres that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Long Acres.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Long Acres is located in Onslow County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Long Acres that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Long Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Acres ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bookhammer Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Covey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fisher Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Indian Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
- Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mallard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Pine Water Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pinetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Piney Glade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Quakers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Robinson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sand Dunes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sea Spray Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Rest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
- Shady Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Shady Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Star Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Long Acres 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 Long Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Acres and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Long Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Long Acres) 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 Long Acres 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 Long Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7159, Longitude: -75.1907 In this case, the coordinates for Long Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.823 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.019 degrees. |
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