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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 Webb Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webb Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Webb Landing:
- 39.046224, -75.393251
- 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 Webb 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 Webb Landing is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Webb Landing
Communities Also Named Webb Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Webb Landing.
There is one other community in Delaware that is also named Webb Landing.
Beyond Delaware.
- Communities Located In Delaware ...
- Sussex County
- This Webb Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Webb Landing that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Webb Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Webb 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.
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Chestnut Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Cypress Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hummingbird Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Little Heaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Heaven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Lynch Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Misty Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- White House Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
How Far From Webb 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 Webb Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Webb Landing and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Webb Landing to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Webb Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Webb Landing 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 Webb Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0462, Longitude: -75.3933 In this case, the coordinates for Webb Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.915 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.968 degrees. |
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