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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 Rehak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rehak 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 Rehak:
    • 39.167200, -75.706900
    • 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 Rehak
  • 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 Rehak is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Rehak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rehak ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Chapeltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chapeltown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
  • Downs Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Everetts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
  • Fords Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
  • Forest Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
  • Hourglass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hourglass is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
  • Meadow Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Peters Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
  • Planters Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
  • Rolling Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Seven Hickories
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shorts Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
    • Slaughter
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Slaughter is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Templeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Whigville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whigville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rehak and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rehak to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rehak) 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 Rehak 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 Rehak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1672, Longitude: -75.7069       In this case, the coordinates for Rehak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.089 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.571 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.05 degrees.