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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 Susan Beach Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Susan Beach Corner 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 Susan Beach Corner:
    • 38.468172, -75.652428
    • 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 Susan Beach Corner
  • 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 Susan Beach Corner is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Susan Beach Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Susan Beach Corner ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Elliots Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
  • Foxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
  • Hebron Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
  • Hickory Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Holland Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
  • Holly Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Packing House Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
  • Ralphs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
  • Rockawalking Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Victory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Susan Beach Corner 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 Susan Beach Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Susan Beach Corner 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Susan Beach Corner) 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 Susan Beach Corner 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 Susan Beach Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4682, Longitude: -75.6524       In this case, the coordinates for Susan Beach Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.109 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.486 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.308 degrees.