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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 Newbay Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newbay Ferry 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 Newbay Ferry:
- 38.254560, -75.139909
- 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 Newbay Ferry
- 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 Newbay Ferry 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 Newbay Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newbay Ferry ...
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.
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briddletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briddletown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
- Captains Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
- Captains Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
- Golf Club Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf Club Shores is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Club Shores
- Grays Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Greenwood Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
- Herring Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ironshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Lewis Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Mason Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Mystic Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
- Salt Grass Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Newbay Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newbay Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newbay Ferry and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newbay Ferry to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 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- Newbay Ferry) 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 Newbay Ferry 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 Newbay Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2546, Longitude: -75.1399 In this case, the coordinates for Newbay Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.186 degrees. |
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