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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 Galestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galestown 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 Galestown:
    • 38.563814, -75.715541
    • 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 Galestown
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Galestown is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Galestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galestown ...

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.

  • Blades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Craigs Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Finchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Heritage Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hill N Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Holly Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Marshyhope Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Packing House Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
  • Ralph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralphs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Reliance
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Spring Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Walnut Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
    • Woodland Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Station is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Galestown to Cambridge, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Galestown 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 Galestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5638, Longitude: -75.7155       In this case, the coordinates for Galestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.139 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.534 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.296 degrees.