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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 Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webb Manor 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 Webb Manor:
    • 38.902335, -75.446309
    • 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 Manor
  • 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 Webb Manor is near Kent County and also Caroline 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 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 Webb Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webb Manor ...

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.

  • Chestnut Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
  • Dogwood Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
  • Freeman Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
  • Greentop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greentop is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Lincoln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Lynch Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marvels Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
    • Melvins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvins is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
    • Pleasant Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
    • Six Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Six Forks is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
    • Stanley Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
    • Woods Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven

How Far From Webb Manor 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 Webb Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Webb Manor and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Webb Manor to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Webb Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Manor 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 Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9023, Longitude: -75.4463       In this case, the coordinates for Webb Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.957 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.38 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.049 degrees.