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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 Pickwick Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickwick Acres 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 Pickwick Acres:
- 39.029400, -75.529700
- 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 Pickwick Acres
- 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 Pickwick Acres 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 Pickwick Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickwick Acres ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Frederica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Locustville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Misty Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Viola Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- Wooden Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pickwick Acres 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 Pickwick Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pickwick Acres 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 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pickwick Acres 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 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickwick Acres) 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 Pickwick Acres 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 Pickwick Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0294, Longitude: -75.5297 In this case, the coordinates for Pickwick Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.996 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.032 degrees. |
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