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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 Midnight Thicket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midnight Thicket 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 Midnight Thicket:
    • 38.576504, -75.538535
    • 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 Midnight Thicket
  • 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 Midnight Thicket is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Midnight Thicket

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midnight Thicket ...

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.

  • Blades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Gum Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
  • Hardscrabble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hill N Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Jones Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Meadows is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Old Furnace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Pepper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pepper is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Ruth Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Sandy Fork
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Snug Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Midnight Thicket to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Midnight Thicket to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Midnight Thicket and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Midnight Thicket to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midnight Thicket) 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 Midnight Thicket 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 Midnight Thicket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5765, Longitude: -75.5385       In this case, the coordinates for Midnight Thicket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.035 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.218 degrees.