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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 Shady Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Lane 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 Shady Lane:
    • 39.119001, -75.517701
    • 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 Shady Lane
  • 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 Shady Lane is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Shady Lane

Communities Also Named Shady Lane ...

We found four communities that are also named Shady Lane.

Within Delaware, the name Shady Lane is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Shady Lane is located in Madison County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Shady Lane.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Shady Lane is located in Hall County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Shady Lane.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Shady Lane is located in Clay County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west of the Shady Lane that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Shady Lane.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Shady Lane is located in Nelson County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Shady Lane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Lane ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Cypress Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Greenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Hideaway Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Meadow Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rising Sun
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Royal Grant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Schoolview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
    • Star Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Lane to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Shady Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Shady Lane 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 Shady Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1190, Longitude: -75.5177       In this case, the coordinates for Shady Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.982 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.99 degrees.