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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 Mumfords Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mumfords Landing 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 Mumfords Landing:
- 38.386225, -75.136574
- 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 Mumfords Landing
- 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 Mumfords Landing 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 Mumfords Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mumfords Landing ...
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.
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Captains Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
- Captains Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
- Grays Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Greenwood Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
- Herring Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holiday Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Louis Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
- Ocean Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Island is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
- Piney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Salt Grass Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
- Seabright
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seabright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
- Shingle Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wood Duck Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
How Far From Mumfords Landing 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 Mumfords Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mumfords Landing and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mumfords Landing to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 108 miles [173.8 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 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 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- Mumfords Landing) 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 Mumfords Landing 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 Mumfords Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3862, Longitude: -75.1366 In this case, the coordinates for Mumfords Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.131 degrees. |
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