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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 Otters Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otters Run 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 Otters Run:
- 39.032000, -75.495400
- 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 Otters Run
- 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 Otters Run is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Otters Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Otters Run ...
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.
- Chimney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Frederica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Little Heaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Heaven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Locustville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Misty Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Paris Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Viola Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- Wooden Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
How Far From Otters Run 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 Otters Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Otters Run and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Otters Run to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Otters Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Otters Run 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 Otters Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0320, Longitude: -75.4954 In this case, the coordinates for Otters Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.976 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.016 degrees. |
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