Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sussex Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sussex Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sussex Estates

• 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 Sussex Estates:
  • 38.602059, -75.555758
  • 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 Sussex Estates

• 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 Sussex Estates is near Dorchester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Sussex Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sussex Estates ...

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.

• Blades
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blades is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Cherrytree Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
• Douglas Forge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
• Hardscrabble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Hill N Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
• Lightfoots Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
• Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadows is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Midnight Thicket
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
• Old Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Ruth Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
• Sandy Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
• Snug Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Sussex Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sussex Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sussex Estates and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sussex Estates to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'