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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 Woodenhawk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodenhawk 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 Woodenhawk:
    • 38.791780, -75.690208
    • 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 Woodenhawk
  • 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 Woodenhawk is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Woodenhawk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodenhawk ...

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.

  • American Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • American Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
  • Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Big Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Pine is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
  • Briar Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Burrsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
  • Cannon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cocked Hat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
  • Deer Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hobbs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Jacobs Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
    • Legion Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Legion Heights is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Heights
    • Union Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woodenhawk and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodenhawk to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodenhawk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodenhawk 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 Woodenhawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7918, Longitude: -75.6902       In this case, the coordinates for Woodenhawk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.534 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees.