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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 West Rehoboth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Rehoboth 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 West Rehoboth:
- 38.714834, -75.100459
- 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 West Rehoboth
- 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 West Rehoboth is near Cape May County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 West Rehoboth
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Rehoboth ...
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.
- Belltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bookhammer Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
- Carpenters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Covey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Fisher Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Herring Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Indian Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marshtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Piney Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quakers Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Robinson Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Seabreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
- Shell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From West Rehoboth 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 West Rehoboth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Rehoboth and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Rehoboth to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Rehoboth) 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 West Rehoboth 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 West Rehoboth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7148, Longitude: -75.1005 In this case, the coordinates for West Rehoboth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.771 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.139 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.983 degrees. |
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