Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Waples Pond Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waples Pond Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waples Pond Acres

• 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 Waples Pond Acres:
  • 38.817335, -75.304636
  • 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 Waples Pond Acres

• 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 Waples Pond Acres is near Kent County and also Cape May 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 Cape May 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 Waples Pond Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waples Pond Acres ...

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.

• Cave Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cave Colony is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Colony
• Cripple Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
• Drawbridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
• Hazzard Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hazzard Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Landing
• Oyster Rocks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oyster Rocks is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Rocks
• Primehook Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Primehook Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primehook Beach
• Robertson Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Robertson Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Landing
• Steamboat Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Steamboat Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
• Wiltbank Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wiltbank Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiltbank Landing

How Far From Waples Pond Acres 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 Waples Pond Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waples Pond Acres 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'