Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Legion 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 Legion Heights:
  • 38.843447, -75.792989
  • 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 Legion 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Legion Heights is near Kent County and also Sussex 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 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 Legion Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Legion 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.

• American Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • American Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
• Anthony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Anthony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Big Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Big Pine is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
• Bureau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bureau is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
• Burrsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
• Hobbs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Oil City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oil City is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Potters Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
• Riverview Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
• Union Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Corners is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
• Williams Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

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

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

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Legion Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'