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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 Old Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old 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 Old Landing:
- 38.687057, -75.127961
- 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 Old 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 Old Landing is near Worcester County and also Cape May 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 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 Old Landing
Communities Also Named Old Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Landing.
Within Delaware, the name Old Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Old Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lee County
- This Old Landing is located in Lee County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west of the Old Landing that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Old Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old 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.
- Bookhammer Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Fisher Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Greens Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Herring Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Indian Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- John Marsh Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
- Lingo Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Pine Water Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
- Pine Water Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
- Piney Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Robinson Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Seabreeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Sheep Pen Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
- Shell Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Old Landing 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 Old Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Landing and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 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 6,524 miles [10,499.4 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 '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- Old 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 Old 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 Old Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6871, Longitude: -75.1280 In this case, the coordinates for Old Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.789 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.156 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.005 degrees. |
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