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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 Sandy Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Fork 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 Sandy Fork:
    • 38.554004, -75.532146
    • 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 Sandy Fork
  • 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 Sandy Fork 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 Sandy Fork

Communities Also Named Sandy Fork ...

We found three communities that are also named Sandy Fork.

Within Delaware, the name Sandy Fork is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Leslie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sandy Fork [Leslie County].
    • Texas
      • Gonzales County
      • This Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sandy Fork that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Sandy Fork.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandy Fork that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Sandy Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Fork ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Bryans Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Douglas Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Foxwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Gum Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
  • Hardscrabble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hill N Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Holly Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Jones Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Midnight Thicket
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
    • Old Furnace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Pepper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pepper is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Pepperbox
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pepperbox is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
    • Ralphs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
    • Ruth Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Snug Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Woodlawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Sandy Fork to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Fork and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Fork 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 41 miles [66 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 about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sandy Fork could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Sandy Fork) 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 Sandy Fork 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 Sandy Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5540, Longitude: -75.5321       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.033 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.413 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.225 degrees.