Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pilottown:
  • 38.779834, -75.152406
  • 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 Pilottown

• 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 Pilottown is near Cape May County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Pilottown

Communities Also Named Pilottown ...

We found one communities that are also named Pilottown.

Within Delaware, the name Pilottown is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Pilottown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Plaquemines Parish
    • This Pilottown is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pilottown that is located in Sussex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Pilottown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilottown ...

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.

• Belltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Belltown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Black Hog Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
• Carpenters Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Covey Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hazzard Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazzard Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Landing
• Jimtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mallard Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Oyster Rocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oyster Rocks is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Rocks
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Quakers Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
  • Quakertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Sand Dunes Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
  • Sea Spray Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
  • Shady Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
  • Shady Side
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
  • Star Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Star Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilottown and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pilottown to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving 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 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'