Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Taylors Gut Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors Gut Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Taylors Gut Landing

• 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 Taylors Gut Landing:
  • 39.327612, -75.514924
  • 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 Taylors Gut 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Taylors Gut Landing is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Taylors Gut Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors Gut 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.

• Big Oak Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
• Bombay Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
• Brick Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brick Store is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
• Chambersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambersville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• Duck Creek Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
• Dutch Neck Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Neck Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Crossroads
• Eagles Nest Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
• Hay Point Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hay Point Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Point Landing
• Lawndale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Long Point Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
• Mallards Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
• Ravenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Shorts Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shorts Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Landing
• Tent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tent is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent

How Far From Taylors Gut 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 Taylors Gut Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Taylors Gut Landing to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 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 5,815 miles [9,358.3 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>'