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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 Oyster Rocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oyster Rocks 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 Oyster Rocks:
    • 38.802057, -75.202686
    • 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 Oyster Rocks
  • 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 Oyster Rocks is near Kent County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Oyster Rocks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oyster Rocks ...

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.

  • Black Hog Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
  • Covey Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
  • Cripple Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Drawbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hazzard Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hazzard Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Landing
  • Mallard Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Pilottown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilottown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
  • Quakertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Robertson Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Robertson Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Landing
  • Sand Dunes Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shady Side
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
    • Star Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Star Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
    • Steamboat Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Steamboat Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
    • Wiltbank Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wiltbank Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiltbank Landing

How Far From Oyster Rocks 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 Oyster Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oyster Rocks and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oyster Rocks 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oyster Rocks) 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 Oyster Rocks 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 Oyster Rocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8021, Longitude: -75.2027       In this case, the coordinates for Oyster Rocks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.823 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.213 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.989 degrees.