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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 Whiteleysburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteleysburg 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 Whiteleysburg:
    • 38.957098, -75.731637
    • 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 Whiteleysburg
  • 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 Whiteleysburg is near Caroline County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Whiteleysburg

Communities Also Named Whiteleysburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Whiteleysburg.

Within Delaware, the name Whiteleysburg is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Whiteleysburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Whiteleysburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteleysburg ...

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.

  • Burrsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
  • Choptank Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
  • Choptank Ponds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
  • Edwardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Four Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Greens Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
  • Hollandsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
  • Hughes Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossroads
  • Lords Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
  • Maple Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
  • Melvin Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
  • Spring Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
  • Union Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteleysburg to Dover, 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whiteleysburg) 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 Whiteleysburg 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 Whiteleysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9571, Longitude: -75.7316       In this case, the coordinates for Whiteleysburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.119 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.573 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.145 degrees.