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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 Meyle Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meyle Estates 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 Meyle Estates:
- 38.539001, -75.088238
- 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 Meyle Estates
- 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 Meyle Estates 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 Meyle Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meyle Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Club House Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
- Foxfire Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
- Gulls Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
- Holly Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Holly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Indian Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Land of Pleasant Living
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middlesex Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
- Mulberry Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
- Ocean View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Piney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Rogers Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
- Sassafras Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
- Seabreak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seabreak is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
- Strawberry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Tower Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Shores
How Far From Meyle Estates 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 Meyle Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meyle Estates and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meyle Estates to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 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 '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- Meyle Estates) 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 Meyle Estates 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 Meyle Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5390, Longitude: -75.0882 In this case, the coordinates for Meyle Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.05 degrees. |
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