Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nentego Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nentego Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nentego Manor

• 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 Nentego Manor:
  • 38.515392, -75.360472
  • 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 Nentego 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 Nentego Manor is near Wicomico County and also Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Nentego Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nentego 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.

• Bryans Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
• Cross Keys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Gumboro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gumboro is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jones Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Mission
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mission is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
• Pepper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pepper is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
• Pepperbox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pepperbox is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
• Poplar Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
• Prince George Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sandy Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Shortly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shortly is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly

How Far From Nentego 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 Nentego 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 Nentego Manor and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Nentego 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'