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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 River Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White River Estates 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 River Estates:
    • 38.564004, -75.655207
    • 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 River Estates
  • 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 White River Estates is near Dorchester County and also Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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 River Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near White River Estates ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Eldorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Finchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Galestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Heritage Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Midnight Thicket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Packing House Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
    • Ralphs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
    • Reliance
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reliance is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Richard Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
    • Sandy Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Snug Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Spring Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Walnut Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
    • Woodland Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Station is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station

How Far From White River Estates 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 White River Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White River Estates and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from White River Estates 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 five to six hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 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 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 River Estates) 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 White River Estates 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 River Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5640, Longitude: -75.6552       In this case, the coordinates for White River Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.104 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.494 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.271 degrees.