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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 White House Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White House Landing 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 White House Landing:
    • 39.087613, -75.466310
    • 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 White House 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 White House Landing is near Sussex County and also Caroline 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 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 White House Landing

Communities Also Named White House Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named White House Landing.

Within Delaware, the name White House Landing is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named White House Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Sharkey County
      • This White House Landing is located in Sharkey County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White House Landing that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of White House Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White House 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Candlewicke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Cypress Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Eagle Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
  • Eagles Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Forest Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Hideaway Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Little Heaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Heaven is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
  • Locustville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • London Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • London Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
    • Magnolia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Misty Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
    • Paris Villa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Royal Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village

How Far From White House Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White House Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White House Landing and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from White House Landing to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White House 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 White House 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 White House Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0876, Longitude: -75.4663       In this case, the coordinates for White House Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.954 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.406 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.982 degrees.