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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 Waterview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterview Acres 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 Waterview Acres:
    • 38.640948, -75.545480
    • 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 Waterview 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 Waterview Acres is near Dorchester County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Waterview Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterview 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.

  • Blades
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Douglas Forge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Fisher Mill Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
  • Gum Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
  • Hardscrabble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Heritage Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hill N Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Lake Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lightfoots Furnace
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
    • Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadows is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Midnight Thicket
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
    • Old Furnace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Ruth Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Snug Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Waterview Acres 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 Waterview 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 Waterview Acres and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterview 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 35 miles [56.3 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 most of 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterview Acres) 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 Waterview Acres 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 Waterview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6409, Longitude: -75.5455       In this case, the coordinates for Waterview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.035 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.195 degrees.