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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 Voshell Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Voshell Cove 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 Voshell Cove:
    • 39.169001, -75.604649
    • 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 Voshell Cove
  • 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 Voshell Cove is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Voshell Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Voshell Cove ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hoars Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
  • Hughes Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Planters Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Quails Nest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Seven Hickories
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories

How Far From Voshell Cove 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 Voshell Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Voshell Cove to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Voshell Cove) 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 Voshell Cove 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 Voshell Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1690, Longitude: -75.6046       In this case, the coordinates for Voshell Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.029 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.503 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.006 degrees.