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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 Nandains Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nandains Landing 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 Nandains Landing:
- 39.262612, -75.527424
- 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 Nandains 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Nandains Landing is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Nandains Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nandains 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.
- Big Oak Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Bishops Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Bombay Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Brick Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Store is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
- Cedar Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
- Duck Creek Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardenside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Hammville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hoars Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hughes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakeshore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lawndale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Mallards Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Persimmon Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ryans Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ryans Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
- Sunnyside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Windy Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Windy Way is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way
How Far From Nandains 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 Nandains Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nandains Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nandains Landing to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nandains 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 Nandains 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 Nandains Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2626, Longitude: -75.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Nandains Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.976 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.935 degrees. |
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