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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 Mill Creek Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Creek Manor 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 Mill Creek Manor:
- 38.758446, -75.198797
- 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 Mill Creek Manor
- 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 Mill Creek Manor is near Kent County and also Cape May 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 Cape May 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 Mill Creek Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek Manor ...
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 southwest)
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Belltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Black Hog Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Cripple Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mallard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Pilottown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilottown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pinetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinetown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Quakers Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Sand Dunes Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 south)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Side
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Star Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
How Far From Mill Creek Manor 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 Mill Creek Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mill Creek Manor and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Creek Manor 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 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mill Creek Manor) 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 Mill Creek Manor 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 Mill Creek Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7584, Longitude: -75.1988 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.825 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.005 degrees. |
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