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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 Smithfield Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithfield Acres 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 Smithfield Acres:
- 38.473447, -75.196854
- 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 Smithfield Acres
- 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 Smithfield Acres 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 Smithfield Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithfield Acres ...
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.
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bramblewood is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bunting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Hidden Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
- Holly Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Indian Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Little Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Louis Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louis Heights is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
- Magnolia Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ocean Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Island is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
- Piney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Point is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Prince George Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
- Shingle Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Teaberry Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
How Far From Smithfield Acres 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 Smithfield Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smithfield Acres and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smithfield Acres 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 five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield Acres) 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 Smithfield Acres 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 Smithfield Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4734, Longitude: -75.1969 In this case, the coordinates for Smithfield Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.846 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.12 degrees. |
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