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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 Reeves Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeves Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Reeves Crossing:
    • 38.983446, -75.577981
    • 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 Reeves Crossing
  • 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 Reeves Crossing 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 Reeves Crossing

Communities Also Named Reeves Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Reeves Crossing.

Within Delaware, the name Reeves Crossing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Ross County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Reeves Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeves Crossing ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Greens Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greens Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
  • Hidden Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hollandsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
  • Marvels Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
  • Melvins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvins is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
  • Melvins Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
  • Otters Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Paris Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paris Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pleasant Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Scrap Tavern Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Wooden Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge

How Far From Reeves Crossing to ...

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reeves Crossing to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reeves Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reeves Crossing) 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 Reeves Crossing 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 Reeves Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9834, Longitude: -75.5780       In this case, the coordinates for Reeves Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.473 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.07 degrees.