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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 Stave Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stave Landing 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 Stave Landing:
- 39.431501, -75.601038
- 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 Stave 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Stave Landing is near Kent County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Stave Landing
Communities Also Named Stave Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Stave Landing.
Within Delaware, the name Stave Landing is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Stave Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Marion County
- This Stave Landing is located in Marion County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stave Landing that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Stave Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stave 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.
- Blackbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Blackbird Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
- Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chambersville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Dutch Neck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Neck Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Farms
- Eagles Nest Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
- Evergreen Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Gander Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gander Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Hill
- Greylag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greylag is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
- Hay Point Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Point Landing
- Meadow Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
- Pine Tree Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Shorts Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Landing
- Sugar Loaf Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Loaf Chase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Chase
- Sycamore Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
- Tent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tent is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent
- Thorntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thorntown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
How Far From Stave Landing 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 Stave Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stave Landing and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stave Landing to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stave Landing) 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 Stave Landing 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 Stave Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4315, Longitude: -75.6010 In this case, the coordinates for Stave Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.006 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.518 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.897 degrees. |
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