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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 Records Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Records Estates 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 Records Estates:
- 38.514004, -75.585204
- 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 Records Estates
- 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 Records Estates 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 Records Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Records Estates ...
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 south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Elliots Place
(7 miles [11.3 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 south)
- Foxwood is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Galestown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hebron Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
- Hickory Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hill N Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
- Holland Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holly Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Leonard Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
- Midnight Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Packing House Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
- Pepper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Pepperbox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pepperbox is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
- Ralphs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ralphs is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
- Sandy Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Victory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Records Estates 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 Records Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Records Estates and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Records Estates 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 five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 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 82 miles [132 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Records Estates) 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 Records Estates 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 Records Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5140, Longitude: -75.5852 In this case, the coordinates for Records Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.067 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.263 degrees. |
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