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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 Saint Johnstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Johnstown 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 Saint Johnstown:
- 38.805113, -75.575481
- 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 Saint Johnstown
- 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 Saint Johnstown is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Saint Johnstown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Johnstown ...
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.
- Big Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cocked Hat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Federalsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Federalsburg is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
- Fisher Mill Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
- Freeman Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Holly Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jacobs Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Lake Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
- Lincoln Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Six Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Forks is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
How Far From Saint Johnstown 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 Saint Johnstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Johnstown and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Johnstown to Georgetown, 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- 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 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Johnstown) 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 Saint Johnstown 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 Saint Johnstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8051, Longitude: -75.5755 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Johnstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.142 degrees. |
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