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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 Caine Harbor Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caine Harbor Mile 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 Caine Harbor Mile:
    • 38.423169, -75.062126
    • 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 Caine Harbor Mile
  • 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Since Caine Harbor Mile is near Sussex County and also Wicomico 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 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 Caine Harbor Mile

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caine Harbor Mile ...

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.

  • Bunting
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Captains Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
  • Captains Knoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
  • Hidden Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holiday Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
  • Indian Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Kings Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Little Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
  • Louis Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
  • Magnolia Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
  • Mulberry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
  • Ocean Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Peppers Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
    • Queens Quest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
    • Salt Grass Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
    • Sassafras Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
    • Sea Dunes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
    • Seabright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seabright is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
    • Strawberry Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
    • Teaberry Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
    • Wood Duck Isle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle

How Far From Caine Harbor Mile 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 Caine Harbor Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caine Harbor Mile to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 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 from Point A (ie- Caine Harbor Mile) 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 Caine Harbor Mile 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 Caine Harbor Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4232, Longitude: -75.0621       In this case, the coordinates for Caine Harbor Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.095 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.086 degrees.