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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Long Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Neck 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 Long Neck:
    • 38.620112, -75.150740
    • 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 Long Neck
  • 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 Long Neck ...

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.

  • Greens Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
    • Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Gull Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
    • Gull Point is located in Sussex County
  • Herring Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Holiday Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
    • Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
  • Indiantown Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
    • Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
  • Irons Lane Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons Lane Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
    • Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Israel Haul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Israel Haul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Haul
    • Israel Haul is located in Sussex County
  • John Marsh Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Marsh Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
    • John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Lingo Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingo Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
    • Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Pine Water Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Water Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
    • Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
  • Pine Water Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Water Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
    • Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
  • River Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
    • River Breeze is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandy Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
      • Sandy Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Sheep Pen Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Pen Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
      • Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Shell Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
      • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Trinity
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County

How Far From Long Neck 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 Long Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Long Neck and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Long Neck to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> 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 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Neck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Long Neck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6201, Longitude: -75.1507       In this case, the coordinates for Long Neck 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 Long Neck 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 306.808 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.166 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.042 degrees.









 

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