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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 Massey Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Massey Landing 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 Massey Landing:
    • 38.625519, -75.102912
    • 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 Massey 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 Massey Landing is near Worcester County and also Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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 Massey Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Massey 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.

  • Bookhammer Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
  • Cedar Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
  • Club House Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
  • Greens Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
  • Gulls Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
  • Herring Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
  • Holly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Indian Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Irons Lane Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
  • John Marsh Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
  • Land of Pleasant Living
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lingo Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Long Neck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pine Water Farm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
    • Pine Water Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
    • Piney Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • River Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • River Breeze is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
    • Rogers Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
    • Seabreeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Sheep Pen Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
    • Shell Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Tower Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tower Shores is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Shores
    • Trinity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Massey Landing 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 Massey Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Massey Landing and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Massey Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 43 miles [69.2 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 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Massey Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Massey 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 Massey Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6255, Longitude: -75.1029    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.78 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.135 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.02 degrees.