Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cainwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cainwoods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cainwoods

• 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 Cainwoods:
  • 38.445668, -75.060737
  • 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 Cainwoods

• 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 Cainwoods 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 Cainwoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cainwoods ...

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.

• Hidden Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Indian Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Kings Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 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 west)
  • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
• Magnolia Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Mulberry Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
• Peppers Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
• Queens Quest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
• Sassafras Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
• Sea Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
• Strawberry Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
• Teaberry Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

How Far From Cainwoods 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 include the distance from a community such as Cainwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cainwoods and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cainwoods to Snow Hill, with an average speed<2> 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 85 miles [136.8 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'