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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 Ricland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ricland Heights 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 Ricland Heights:
- 38.674003, -75.638261
- 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 Ricland Heights
- 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 Ricland Heights is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Ricland Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ricland Heights ...
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.
- Blades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Briar Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cherrytree Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
- Craigs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Douglas Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
- Fisher Mill Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Hill N Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
- Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
- Lightfoots Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Richard Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
- Ruth Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Woodland Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Station is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station
How Far From Ricland Heights 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 Ricland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ricland Heights and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ricland Heights to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 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 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ricland Heights) 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 Ricland Heights 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 Ricland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6740, Longitude: -75.6383 In this case, the coordinates for Ricland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.086 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.22 degrees. |
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