Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Plantations:
  • 38.733446, -75.162407
  • 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 The Plantations

• 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 The Plantations 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 The Plantations

Communities Also Named The Plantations ...

We found one communities that are also named The Plantations.

Within Delaware, the name The Plantations is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Montgomery County
    • This The Plantations is located in Montgomery County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Plantations that is located in Sussex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Plantations.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Plantations ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Belltown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Carpenters Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Covey Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
• Edgewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Fisher Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Jimtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mallard Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Marshtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
• Piney Glade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
• Quakers Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
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  • Quakertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Robinson Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
  • Robinsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Sand Dunes Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
  • Sea Spray Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
  • Shady Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
  • Star Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Star Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
  • Woods Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From The Plantations to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Plantations to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Plantations 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 35 miles [56.3 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 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 5,824 miles [9,372.8 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>'