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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 Earleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earleville 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 Earleville:
    • 39.415772, -75.917061
    • 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 Earleville
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Earleville is near Kent County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Earleville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Earleville ...

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.

  • Cash Corner ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Dogwood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Elk Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
  • Galena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregg Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
  • Irelands Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
  • John Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • John Town is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
  • Joy Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
  • Knocks Folly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Locust Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
    • Sassafras
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotchmans Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
    • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Sunset Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
    • Tower Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
    • Town Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Town Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
    • Two Rivers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Earleville to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Earleville) 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 Earleville 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 Earleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4158, Longitude: -75.9171    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.193 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.728 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.037 degrees.