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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 Fenwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick 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 Fenwick:
    • 38.445668, -75.055737
    • 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 Fenwick
  • 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 Fenwick 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 Fenwick

Communities Also Named Fenwick ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Fenwick.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Fenwick.

Beyond Maryland, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Charles County
      • This Fenwick is located in Charles County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fenwick.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Fenwick lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Fenwick [Middlesex County].
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fenwick [Republic County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Fenwick is located in Fayette County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fenwick.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fenwick [Washington County].
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Fenwick is located in Montcalm County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Fenwick.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Fenwick is located in Adams County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fenwick.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Fenwick is located in Johnson County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Fenwick.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Fenwick is located in Salem County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Fenwick.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Fenwick lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
    • Ontario
      • This Fenwick lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Fenwick is located in Colleton County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Fenwick.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Fenwick is located in Nicholas County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fenwick that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Fenwick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick ...

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 Fenwick 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 Fenwick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick 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 just over 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 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 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fenwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Fenwick 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 Fenwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4457, Longitude: -75.0557       In this case, the coordinates for Fenwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.766 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.092 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.074 degrees.