Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sassafras Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sassafras Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sassafras Landing

• 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 Sassafras Landing:
  • 38.499001, -75.082682
  • 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 Sassafras Landing

• 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 Sassafras Landing is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Sassafras Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sassafras Landing ...

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.

• Foxfire Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
• Holly Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
• Indian Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Kings Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Magnolia Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Middlesex Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
• Mulberry Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
• Ocean View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <1>
• Peppers Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
• Queens Quest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
• Sea Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
• Strawberry Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
• Teaberry Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sassafras Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'