Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ralphs:
  • 38.500949, -75.636317
  • 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 Ralphs

• 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 Ralphs is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Ralphs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ralphs ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Elliots Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
• Foxwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Galestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Hebron Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
• Hickory Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Holly Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
• Packing House Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
• Sandy Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
• Spring Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Victory Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ralphs and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ralphs to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'