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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 Shaffer Property, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaffer Property 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 Shaffer Property:
- 38.756501, -75.157684
- 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 Shaffer Property
- 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 Shaffer Property is near Cape May County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Shaffer Property
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaffer Property ...
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.
- Belltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Black Hog Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mallard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pilottown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pilottown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
- Piney Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Quakers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Sand Dunes Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sea Spray Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Shady Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Star Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
How Far From Shaffer Property 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 Shaffer Property to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shaffer Property and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shaffer Property 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaffer Property) 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 Shaffer Property 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 Shaffer Property. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7565, Longitude: -75.1577 In this case, the coordinates for Shaffer Property have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.801 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.989 degrees. |
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