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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 Autumn Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumn Grove 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 Autumn Grove:
- 38.364007, -75.541312
- 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 Autumn Grove
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Autumn Grove is near Sussex County and also Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Autumn Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumn Grove ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- California is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Foggy Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Heritage Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Hideaway Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Justice Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Kathleens Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
- Leonard Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
- Middle Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
- Minksville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minksville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
- Poets Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
How Far From Autumn Grove 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 Autumn Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Autumn Grove and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Autumn Grove to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Autumn Grove) 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 Autumn Grove 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 Autumn Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3640, Longitude: -75.5413 In this case, the coordinates for Autumn Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.305 degrees. |
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