Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delta Heights:
  • 39.204554, -76.231620
  • 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 Delta Heights

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Delta Heights is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Delta Heights

Communities Also Named Delta Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Delta Heights.

Within Maryland, the name Delta Heights is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Delta Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Fulton County
    • This Delta Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Delta Heights that is located in Kent County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Delta Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta Heights ...

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.

• Buck Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
• Buck Neck Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
• Deep Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deep Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
• Goose Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Gratitude
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gratitude is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
• Little Neck Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
• Rock Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <2>
• Sandy Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Shipyard Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
• Woods Edge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Edge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delta Heights and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Delta Heights to Annapolis, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 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 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'