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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 York Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Beach 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 York Beach:
- 38.509556, -75.052959
- 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 York Beach
- 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 York Beach is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 York Beach
Communities Also Named York Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named York Beach.
Within Delaware, the name York Beach is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named York Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- York County
- This York Beach is located in York County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the York Beach that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near York Beach ...
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.
- Foxfire Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
- Indian Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Kings Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Magnolia Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
- Middlesex Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
- Mulberry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
- Ocean View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peppers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
- Queens Quest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
- Sassafras Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
- Sea Dunes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
- Seabreak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seabreak is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
- Strawberry Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Teaberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
How Far From York Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as York Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York Beach and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from York Beach to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York Beach) 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 York Beach 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 York Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5096, Longitude: -75.0530 In this case, the coordinates for York Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.047 degrees. |
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