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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 Salt Grass Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt Grass Cove 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 Salt Grass Cove:
- 38.369559, -75.139630
- 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 Salt Grass Cove
- 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 Salt Grass Cove 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 Salt Grass Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt Grass Cove ...
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 northwest)
- Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Briddletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briddletown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
- Captains Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
- Captains Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grays Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Greenwood Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
- Herring Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holiday Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
- Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Mystic Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
- Ocean Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Seabright
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seabright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
- Shingle Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wood Duck Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
How Far From Salt Grass Cove 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 Salt Grass Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salt Grass Cove and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Grass Cove 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 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 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 from Point A (ie- Salt Grass Cove) 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 Salt Grass Cove 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 Salt Grass Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3696, Longitude: -75.1396 In this case, the coordinates for Salt Grass Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.821 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.139 degrees. |
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