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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 Mulberry Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mulberry 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 Mulberry Landing:
    • 38.485946, -75.076293
    • 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 Mulberry 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 Mulberry 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 Mulberry Landing

Communities Also Named Mulberry Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Mulberry Landing.

Within Delaware, the name Mulberry Landing is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Mulberry Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Mulberry Landing is located in Georgetown County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mulberry Landing that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Mulberry Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulberry 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.

  • Foxfire Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Magnolia Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
  • Middlesex Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
  • Peppers Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
  • Queens Quest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
  • Sassafras Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
  • Sea Dunes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
  • Strawberry Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
  • Teaberry Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mulberry Landing and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mulberry Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mulberry Landing) 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 Mulberry 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 Mulberry Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4859, Longitude: -75.0763       In this case, the coordinates for Mulberry Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.775 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.066 degrees.