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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 Mardela Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mardela Springs 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 Mardela Springs:
    • 38.460419, -75.757279
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mardela Springs
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mardela Springs ...

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.

  • Butlers Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Beach
    • Butlers Beach is located in Dorchester County
  • Elliots Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliots Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
    • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Wicomico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
  • Hebron Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
    • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
  • Hickory Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Hollands Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollands Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
    • Hollands Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jenkins Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
    • Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
  • Lewis Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Landing
    • Lewis Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Packing House Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packing House Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
    • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Rabbit Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
  • Ralph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
  • Spring Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
  • Walnut Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mardela Springs and extending to:

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mardela Springs to Salisbury, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mardela Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mardela Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mardela Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4604, Longitude: -75.7573    
<5>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.
<6>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 Mardela Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.171 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.554 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.354 degrees.




 

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