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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Wickham Woods.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wickham Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickham Woods 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 Wickham Woods:
- 39.046200, -75.474100<1>
- 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 Wickham Woods
- 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 Wickham Woods 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 Wickham Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickham Woods ...
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.
- Cypress Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Gardens is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Frederica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hideaway Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Acres is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Ridge is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Little Heaven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Heaven is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Locustville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locustville is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- London Village is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Misty Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Misty Pines is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Otters Run is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Villa is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
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- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White House Landing is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wooden Bridge is also located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
How Far From Wickham Woods 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 included the distance from a community such as Wickham Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wickham Woods 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 84 miles [135.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wickham Woods to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Wickham Woods:
Decimal: 39.04620, -75.474100
DDMMSS: 39° 2' 46", -75° 28' 26" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Wickham Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wickham Woods 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 Wickham Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0462, Longitude: -75.4741 In this case, the coordinates for Wickham Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.002 degrees. |
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